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. 2014 Aug;7(4):406-10.
doi: 10.1093/ckj/sft161. Epub 2014 Jan 12.

Exudative detachment as a masquerader in hypoalbuminaemic patients

Melissa H Y Wong  1 , Gemmy C M Cheung  2 , Soon-Phaik Chee  3 , Ranjana Mathur  2
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Exudative detachment as a masquerader in hypoalbuminaemic patients

Melissa H Y Wong et al. Clin Kidney J. 2014 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: detachment; exudative; hypoalbuminaemia.

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
FFA of the right eye showing inferior exudative detachment. (a) Superior retina; (b) posterior pole; (c) nasal retina; (d) inferior retina. The fellow eye (not shown) had a dense vitreous haemorrhage of which FA details were obscured.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
(a) Bilateral fundus photographs showing exudative detachment (right more than left). (b) Corresponding auto-fluorescence frames. (c) Auto-fluorescence frames showing resolution of the fluid after initiation of oral steroids. The mottled areas reflect the damaged RPE cells after the resolution of the fluid.
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