Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe a premature neonate with thrombocytopenia and retinal hemorrhage. OBSERVATION: A 33 week premature neonate with neonatal thrombocytopenia (34 × 10(9) platelet) was found to have left eye retinal hemorrhage. Bilateral retinal exam showed a healthy optic nerve and macula. A 10-12 disc diameter large nasal subretinal hemorrhage with an intraretinal white-centered hemorrhage was found. No other retinal abnormalities were found. Resolution of the hemorrhage occurred over the next three months. By this time, thrombocytopenia resolved (final platelet count: 259 × 10(9)/L), and the patient was able to fix and follow. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCE: Neonatal thrombocytopenia associated retinal hemorrhage is not commonly reported in the literature. Further research will elucidate whether newborn retinal screening should be recommended for all neonates with thrombocytopenia.