Parry-Romberg syndrome studied by optical coherence tomography.

Abstract

A case of Parry-Romberg syndrome that was studied by fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography (OCT) is described. OCT revealed the existence of retinal nerve fiber layer edema and abnormalities of the vitreoretinal interface. The presence of diffused retinal edema throughout the papillomacular area and the formation of thick retinal folds with intraretinal diffuse macular edema were also evident. Fluorescein angiography demonstrated optic disc swelling, engorgement of the retinal vessels, and mottling of the pigment epithelium. The retinal nerve fiber layer edema and the hyperreflectivity of the retinal surface indicate abnormalities and thickening of the vitreoretinal interface, as shown on OCT, and may further contribute to the retinal involvement in Parry-Romberg syndrome.

• Authors: Panagiotis G Theodossiadis, Vlassis G Grigoropoulos, Ioannis Emfietzoglou, Alexis Papaspirou, Pantelis Nikolaidis, Ioannis Vergados, George P Theodossiadis
• Journal: Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging : the official journal of the International Society for Imaging in the Eye (Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging) 2008 Jan-Feb Vol. 39 Issue 1 Pg. 78-80 ISSN: 1542-8877 [Print] United States
• PMID: 18254359 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Facial Hemiatrophy (diagnosis)
• Female
• Fluorescein Angiography
• Humans
• Nerve Fibers (pathology)
• Papilledema (diagnosis)
• Retinal Ganglion Cells (pathology)
• Tomography, Optical Coherence