Congenital retino-pigment epithelial malformation: a clinicopathological case report.
An unusual unilateral fundus lesion in a 16-year-old boy is described consisting of hyperpigmentation and presumed hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium combined with malformation and thickening of the overlying sensory retina. Based on its clinical and histological characteristics, this lesion is considered to be a congenital retinal pigment epithelial malformation.
D000293:Adolescent; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000473:pathology; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology