Angioid streaks. A case report
Angioid streaks are breaks in Bruch's membrane displayed at the bottom of the eye as orange or gray bands around the optic disc, and from that point on they extend radially. There are a number of diseases associated with the development of angioid streaks such as the pseudoxanthoma elasticum, P...
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Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos
2011-03-01
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| author | Aimé Broche Hernández Mayra Rodríguez Casales Iusimí Guillén Brizuela |
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| description | Angioid streaks are breaks in Bruch's membrane displayed at the bottom of the eye as orange or gray bands around the optic disc, and from that point on they extend radially. There are a number of diseases associated with the development of angioid streaks such as the pseudoxanthoma elasticum, Paget's disease, senile elastosis and hyperplastic fibrous dysplasia or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. A case of a patient with pseudoxanthoma elasticum who suffers from sudden loss of bilateral visual acuity after a facial trauma is presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-233ebc6a2200437780188a3adf77df5c2024-03-04T23:09:39ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2011-03-01916064705Angioid streaks. A case reportAimé Broche Hernández0Mayra Rodríguez Casales1Iusimí Guillén Brizuela2General Teaching Hospital "Dr. Enrique Cabrera’’. Havana.General Teaching Hospital "Dr. Enrique Cabrera’’. Havana.General Teaching Hospital "Dr. Enrique Cabrera’’. Havana.Angioid streaks are breaks in Bruch's membrane displayed at the bottom of the eye as orange or gray bands around the optic disc, and from that point on they extend radially. There are a number of diseases associated with the development of angioid streaks such as the pseudoxanthoma elasticum, Paget's disease, senile elastosis and hyperplastic fibrous dysplasia or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. A case of a patient with pseudoxanthoma elasticum who suffers from sudden loss of bilateral visual acuity after a facial trauma is presented.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/1277estrías angioidesseudoxantoma elásticoagudeza visual |
| spellingShingle | Aimé Broche Hernández Mayra Rodríguez Casales Iusimí Guillén Brizuela Angioid streaks. A case report Medisur estrías angioides seudoxantoma elástico agudeza visual |
| title | Angioid streaks. A case report |
| title_full | Angioid streaks. A case report |
| title_fullStr | Angioid streaks. A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Angioid streaks. A case report |
| title_short | Angioid streaks. A case report |
| title_sort | angioid streaks a case report |
| topic | estrías angioides seudoxantoma elástico agudeza visual |
| url | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/1277 |
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