Vitelliform macular degeneration associated with mitochondrial myopathy.
A patient with mitochondrial myopathy is described. Examination of his fundus revealed bilateral vitelliform degeneration of the maculae. This lesion is a focal abnormality of the retinal pigment epithelium and may be a manifestation of the underlying mitochondrial disease.
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Department of Medicine, Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008931:Mitochondria, Muscle / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology