Roth spots: A window to underlying systemic conditions

Abstract

Roth spots are white-centered hemorrhages which can be the first clinical presentation of an underlying systemic disorder such as subacute bacterial endocarditis, leukemia, and anemia. We present a case of Roth spots in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia.

Keywords

• leukemic retinopathy
• retinal hemorrhages
• roth spots