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[Bietti's crystalline dystrophy. A 5-year progression].

AbstractCASE REPORT:
The case of a 54 year old male patient with Bietti's Crystalline Dystrophy is presented. Bietti's Crystalline Dystrophy is a rare form of tapetoretinal degeneration associated with retinal crystalline deposits, geographic areas of atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium and choriocapillaris in the posterior pole as well as pigment clumps in the mid-periphery. The case of one patient with a 5 year follow-up is described.
DISCUSSION:
Minimal changes were observed by means of the ophthalmoscopic and fluorescein angiographic examinations. A slow progression of the pigmentary epithelium defects and of the choriocapillary atrophy was observed.
AuthorsJ L Sánchez Vicente, A Herrador Montiel, C Díez-Garretas, J R Guiote Linares
JournalArchivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia (Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol) Vol. 76 Issue 5 Pg. 323-6 (May 2001) ISSN: 0365-6691 [Print] Spain
Vernacular TitleDistrofia cristalina de Bietti. Progresión durante 5 años.
PMID11373710 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Retinal Pigments
Topics
  • Atrophy
  • Choroid (pathology)
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4 (genetics)
  • Crystallization
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Disease Progression
  • Electroretinography
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Genes, Recessive
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pigment Epithelium of Eye (pathology)
  • Radiography
  • Retinal Pigments (analysis, chemistry)
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa (diagnostic imaging, genetics, pathology)
  • Visual Acuity

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