Macular infarction in sickle cell B+ thalassemia.
A young black girl with sickle cell B+ thalassemia sustained macular infarction of the right eye due to multiple arteriolar occlusions. Follow-up examination revealed optic atrophy as well as microvascular abnormalities of the right macula. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of macular infarction in sickle cell B+ thalassemia.
D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005584:Fovea Centralis / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000098:blood supply*; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000209:etiology; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D012171:Retinal Vessels; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*; D014792:Visual Acuity