Metastatic calcification to the peripheral fundus in chronic renal failure.
Report on massive deposition of calcium hydroxypatite in the eye of a 20-year-old woman who died as a result of chronic renal failure. Massive accumulation of this material within the previtreal space lead to an unusual finding in the peripheral fundus.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections