The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 390-392 , November 2009

Pediatric Retinal Detachment Due to Coats' Disease Diagnosed with Bedside Emergency Department Ultrasound

  • Aaron K. Buzzard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas
    • ,
  • Derek R. Linklater, MD

      Affiliations

    • Military and Emergency Medicine, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland
    • Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
    • Section of Emergency Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding address: Derek R. Linklater, md, Section of Emergency Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, 6621 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030

Received 11 December 2006 ,Revised 6 March 2007 ,Accepted 28 September 2007.

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 The views expressed in this case study are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, or the United States Government.

PII: S0736-4679(07)00752-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.09.027

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 390-392 , November 2009

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