[Unilateral pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy]

Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2007 Oct;224(10):791-3. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-963600.
[Article in German]

Abstract

We report the case of an asymptomatic unilateral pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy (PPRCA) in a 43-year-old patient. The right eye showed chorioretinal atrophy with bone-spicule-like pigmentations along the retinal veins. Visual acuity was 20 / 20 and perimetry revealed scotomas correlating to the chorioretinal atrophy. Electrophysiological examination showed decreased signals in ERG and EOG. Fundus autofluorescence and angiography findings are presented. Pathogenetically, a classification as hereditary retinal dystrophy (as in retinitis pigmentosa) as well as a post-inflammatory residuum are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Atrophy
  • Choroid / pathology*
  • Cicatrix / pathology
  • Electroretinography
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Hyperpigmentation / pathology*
  • Retina / pathology*
  • Retinal Vein / pathology*
  • Retinal Vein Occlusion / pathology
  • Visual Fields / physiology