THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LATERAL AND GENERALIZED RETINAL SHEEN
Authors: F A FINNERTY, W D FOOTE, G D MASSARO, J TUCKMAN, J H BUCHHOLZ, M J RYAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Article1 April 1960THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LATERAL AND GENERALIZED RETINAL SHEENFRANK A. FINNERTY JR., WILLIAM D. FOOTE, G. DECARLO MASSARO, JOHN TUCKMAN, JOACHIM H. BUCHHOLZ, MARTIN J. RYANFRANK A. FINNERTY JR.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM D. FOOTESearch for more papers by this author, G. DECARLO MASSAROSearch for more papers by this author, JOHN TUCKMANSearch for more papers by this author, JOACHIM H. BUCHHOLZSearch for more papers by this author, MARTIN J. RYANSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-52-4-819 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPrevious publications from this clinic have described a wet, glistening appearance of the entire retina that is frequently associated with toxemia of pregnancy and glomerulonephritis.1, 2Since this retinal sheen was not present in normal pregnant patients, in patients with other types of edema, or in patients with chronic hypertensive vascular disease, it was suggested that its recognition might be useful in the diagnosis of toxemia and the differentiation of toxemia from hypertensive vascular disease. Although further experience in a larger series of patients has strengthened these preliminary impressions, such claims have been based on purely subjective experience. No data...Bibliography1. Finnerty FA: Does vascular damage follow toxemia of pregnancy?, J. A. M. A. 154: 1075, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Finnerty FA: Toxemia of pregnancy as seen by an internist: an analysis of 1,081 patients, Ann. Int. Med. 44: 358, 1956. LinkGoogle Scholar3. WagenerKeith HPNM: Diffuse arteriolar disease with hypertension and associated retinal lesions, Medicine 18: 317, 1939. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. DieckmannPotterMcCartney WJELCP: Renal biopsies from patients with toxemia of pregnancy, Am. J. Obst. and Gynec. 73: 1, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Friedenwald JS: A new approach to some problems of retinal vascular disease, Tr. Am. Acad. Ophth. 53: 73, 1948. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. Elwyn H: Diseases of the retina, 1953, The Blakiston Company, New York. Google Scholar7. Goodside V: The anterior limiting membrane and the retinal light reflexes, Am. J. Ophth. 41: 288, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Salzmann M: Anatomy and histology of the human eyeball, 1912, University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Google Scholar9. Friedenwald JS: A new approach to some problems of retinal disease, Am. J. Ophth. 32: 487, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. Dimmer F: Die ophthalmoskopischen Lichto-reflexe der Netzbaut, 1891, F. Deuticke, Leipzig. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Washington, D. C.*Received for publication April 23, 1959.From the Department of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, and the Georgetown Medical and Obstetrical Divisions of the District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, D. C.†This investigation was supported by research grants from: The American Heart Association; The National Heart Institute (H-2509), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Ciba Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Summit, New Jersey; Charles Pfizer & Company, Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Merck Sharp & Dohme, West Point, Pennsylvania; and The Squibb Institute for Medical Research, New Brunswick, New Jersey.‡This work was done during the tenure of an Established Investigatorship of The American Heart Association.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Frank A. Finnerty, Jr., M.D., The Georgetown University Medical Division, District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington 3, D. C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe significance and treatment of blood pressure elevation associated with toxemia of pregnancy and acute nephritisToxemia of Pregnancy 1 April 1960Volume 52, Issue 4Page: 819-826KeywordsEdemaGlomerulonephritisHeartHospital medicineObstetrics and gynecologyPregnancyResearch grantsRetinaVascular diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1960 PDF downloadLoading ...