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Cotton Wool Spots

Caused by microinfarcts. Exploded ganglion cell axons extrude their axoplasm into retina. Long DDx:
Cotton Wool Spots ... #CottonWool #Spots ... ophthalmology #Clinical
Optic Disc Edema

The optic disc is elevated and its surface is covered by cotton wool spots
covered by cotton wool ... spots (damaged ... ophthalmology #Clinical
Wood Splinter on Hand POCUS (under water bath) 
Can you spot the foreign body?  Transverse
Wood Splinter on ... bath) Can you spot ... appearance guessing is wood ... @medcramUS #Wood ... #foreignbody #clinical
Purtscher Retinopathy on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

33 year-old who presents 2 weeks after car accident.  Fundus
multiple cotton-wool ... spots in the posterior ... Retinopathy #cottonwool #spots ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Hypertensive Retinopathy on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

Patient with grade IV hypertensive retinopathy. Papilledema, hemorrhages, and cotton-wool spots
hemorrhages, and cotton-wool ... spots are observed ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Reversible Loss of Vision in Malignant Hypertension - Fundus examination revealed bilateral disk edema (Panel A,
arrowheads), and cotton-wool ... spots (white arrows ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
Pathogenesis and clinical ... arterioles -> Cotton-wool ... spots Severe Non-proliferative
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... layer -> Cotton-wool ... Spots Stage 4: ... -> Elschnig's Spots
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS): Summary of Causes and Ocular Manifestations
 • Molluscum lesions
 • Eyelid Kaposi
microangiopathy • Cotton wool ... spots #AIDS
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... > 65, PPI use Food ... cheese, frozen food ... , salad bar Clinical