Multimodal imaging in Angioid streaks with Pseudoxanthoma elasticum : a case report

Angioid streaks refer to dehiscence in the Bruch’s membrane- retinal pigment epithelium complex. It appear as dark to brownish streaks radiating from optic nerve on funduscopy. It is a rare occurrence and pseudoxanthoma elasticum is the most common systemic association (59%-87%). Angioid streaks lea...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bhutan health journal 2022-05, Vol.8 (1), p.34-36
Hauptverfasser: Phuntsho Dorji, Jayanama, Sushma, Tamang, Sandip, Pradhan, Birendra
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Angioid streaks refer to dehiscence in the Bruch’s membrane- retinal pigment epithelium complex. It appear as dark to brownish streaks radiating from optic nerve on funduscopy. It is a rare occurrence and pseudoxanthoma elasticum is the most common systemic association (59%-87%). Angioid streaks lead to avoidable blindness if associated with choroidal neovascular membrane. We report a case of biopsy proven Pseudoxanthoma elasticum with angioid streaks in a young lady. It is not reported in our country till now.
ISSN:2413-2993
2415-1114
DOI:10.47811/bhj.135