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RETINAL RACEMOSE HEMANGIOMA WITH FOCAL MACULAR INVOLVEMENT.

AbstractPURPOSE:
To report a case of racemose hemangioma with macular involvement and treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor.
METHODS:
Observational case report.
RESULTS:
JFS, a 31-year-old woman, presented with a complaint of blurred vision in her right eye over the preceding 2 months, worsening during the previous month. An examination conducted in May 2013 showed visual acuity of 20/30 in her right eye and 20/20 in her left eye, deteriorating to 20/40 in the right eye 1 month later. Retinography of the right eye revealed a dilated tortuous retinal vessel in the lower temporal arcade, affecting the macular region. Because of progressive deterioration in the patient's visual acuity, she was treated with 3 intravitreal bevacizumab injections, with an interval of 1 month between them. At the end of the proposed treatment, the patient was followed up on an outpatient basis for 12 months, with visual acuity of 20/20 in both eyes and no signs of retinal exudation throughout the entire follow-up period.
CONCLUSION:
Racemose hemangioma with focal macular involvement may lead to a progressive reduction in visual acuity because of exudation. Further studies need to be conducted to confirm the efficacy of bevacizumab injections to treat vascular malformation; however, this form of management does seem promising.
AuthorsAlan K Barreira Jr, Aloisio F Nakashima, Vitor K L Takahashi, Geraldo A Marques, Tomás Minelli, Artur M D Santo
JournalRetinal cases & brief reports (Retin Cases Brief Rep) Vol. 10 Issue 1 Pg. 52-4 ( 2016) ISSN: 1937-1578 [Electronic] United States
PMID26076059 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Observational Study)
Chemical References
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Bevacizumab
Topics
  • Adult
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors (therapeutic use)
  • Bevacizumab (therapeutic use)
  • Female
  • Hemangioma (drug therapy)
  • Humans
  • Macular Edema (drug therapy)
  • Retinal Neoplasms (drug therapy)
  • Treatment Outcome

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