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Isolated cotton-wool spot in a patient with hepatitis C

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Annals of Ophthalmology

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A 56-year-old woman with hepatitis C virus infection was incidentally found to have an isolated cotton-wool spot. Full investigation failed to disclose a known cause of the cotton-wool spot. Consideration of hepatitis C virus in the differential diagnosis of a cotton-wool spot is important so that early diagnosis can allow for prompt treatment and for counseling patients and their contacts.

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  1. Thom J. Zimmerman MD, PhD

    Present address: Kentucky Lions Eye Center, 301 E. Mohammad Ali Blvd., 40202, Louisville, KY

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  1. Kentucky Lions Eye Center, 301 E. Mohammad Ali Blvd., 40202, Louisville, KY

    Robert D. Fechtner MD

  2. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky

    Albert S. Khouri MD

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hepatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky

    Liliane S. Deeb MD & Carlo H. Tamburro MD

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Khouri, A.S., Deeb, L.S., Tamburro, C.H. et al. Isolated cotton-wool spot in a patient with hepatitis C. Ann Ophthalmol 32, 183–184 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12009-000-0048-8

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