PEDIATRICS Vol. 60 No. 6 December 1977, pp. 828-830
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Nonhyperoxic Retrolental Fibroplasia

David H. Adamkin M.D.1, Roger J. Shott M.D.1, Larry N. Cook M.D.1, and Billy F. Andrews M.D.1

1 Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville

Retrolental fibroplasia (RLF) has most often been observed in preterm infants exposed to high ambient oxygen concentrations. This case report describes an infant near term who was never exposed to supplemental oxygen but in whom stage 4 RLF developed. The etiologic role of exchange transfusion is discussed.

Submitted on July 1, 1977
Accepted on October 6, 1977