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Case Reports
. 2007 Apr;245(4):612-5.
doi: 10.1007/s00417-006-0402-7. Epub 2006 Sep 19.

Subretinal neovascular membrane associated with type 2a idiopathic juxtafoveolar telangiectasis in pseudoxanthoma elasticum

Maurizio Battaglia Parodi  1 , Pierluigi Iacono, Giuseppe Ravalico
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Case Reports

Subretinal neovascular membrane associated with type 2a idiopathic juxtafoveolar telangiectasis in pseudoxanthoma elasticum

Maurizio Battaglia Parodi et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2007 Apr.

Abstract

Background: The objective was to report a case of pseudoxanthoma elasticum associated with type 2A idiopathic juxtafoveolar telangiectasis (T2AIJT) complicated by bilateral subretinal neovascular membranes (SRNVM).

Methods: The right eye with juxtafoveal SRNVM and the left eye with subfoveal SRNVM underwent laser photocoagulation and photodynamic therapy respectively. The follow-up duration was 48 months.

Results: Best corrected visual acuity was 20/32 in both eyes at baseline, and 20/32 in the right eye and 20/200 in the left eye at the end of the follow-up. Atrophic changes in the retinal pigment epithelium developed around the SRNVM treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT).

Conclusions: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum may be associated with T2AIJT complicated by bilateral SRNVM. Further studies are needed to assess both efficacy and appropriate PDT regime in T2AIJT-related SRNVM, especially if associated with other conditions.

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