Ocular findings in a case of haemoglobin H disease.
A case is reported of a patient with known haemoglobin H disease who was found to have angioid streaks and retinal detachment. Angioid streaks have not previously been reported in cases of alpha-thalassaemia, and the question whether this is a chance association or otherwise is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000793:Angioid Streaks / Q000209:etiology*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006447:Hemoglobin H; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology*; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*
D006447:Hemoglobin H