title: [Lattice degeneration of the peripheral retina: ultrastructural study].
abstract: The ultrastructural study of a case of snail track degeneration shows the presence of lipid inclusions in both the glial and the macrophage cells in every layer of the retina, and the existence of intraretinal fibers different from collagen fibers appearing to be glial filaments similar to those found in astrocytic gliomes and to the Rosenthal fibers observed in senile nervous cells. Other features were thinning of the retina and absence of blood vessels in the retina. There are no abnormalities of the vitreo-retinal juncture. All the lesions are in agreement with those observed by Daicker [Ophthalmologica, Basel 165: 360-365, 1972; Klin. Mbl. Augenheilk. 172: 581-583, 1978] with some differences, however. They are different from those found in lattice degeneration. They show that snail track degeneration is a specific form of peripheral retinal degeneration which is quite different from lattice degeneration and must not be considered similar.
mesh_terms: D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012160:Retina / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Dégénérescence givrée (snail-track, snowflake degeneration) de la périphérie rétinienne: etude ultrastructurale.