title: Pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy in a 68-year-old man.
abstract: A 68-year-old man with patchy paravenous zones of retinal degeneration with bone spicule pigmentation OU was diagnosed as having pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy. We reviewed the literature and found 71 previously reported cases of this condition. Most of the affected individuals were young adults. By comparison, our patient was afflicted at a considerably older age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayasaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shibasaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Setogawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004585:Electrooculography; D004596:Electroretinography; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000473:pathology*; D012169:Retinal Vein / Q000473:pathology*; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000473:pathology*; D014787:Vision Tests