Curvilinear pigmentary lesions in a rod-cone dystrophy.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To report a peculiar curvilinear pigmentary lesion in the peripheral fundus in a rod-cone dystrophy.

METHODS:

Observational case report. Fundus examination of a 57-year-old woman who was known to have a generalized rod-cone dystrophy since she was 8 years old.

RESULTS:

The peripheral fundus examination revealed a curvilinear lesion which resembles a well-known finding associated with a presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome or multifocal choroiditis.

CONCLUSIONS:

The differential diagnosis of a peculiar curvilinear pigmentary lesion in the peripheral fundus may be expanded to include a generalized rod-cone dystrophy.

• Authors: Y Tamaki, M Sawa, L A Yannuzzi
• Journal: European journal of ophthalmology (Eur J Ophthalmol) Vol. 15 Issue 5 Pg. 641-2 ( 2005) ISSN: 1120-6721 [Print] United States
• PMID: 16167296 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Choroiditis (diagnosis)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Eye Infections, Fungal (diagnosis)
• Female
• Histoplasmosis (diagnosis)
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate (pathology)
• Pigment Epithelium of Eye (pathology)
• Retinitis Pigmentosa (diagnosis)