title: Macular dysplasia and pigmented paravenous retino-choroidal atrophy.
abstract: Pigmented paravenous retino-choroidal atrophy (P P R C A) is a rare retinal disease characterized by bilateral patches of pigment and areas of chorioretinal atrophy distributed along the veins. The authors present a 21-year-old male with pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy and unilateral macular dysplasia. To their knowledge, this is the second reported case of macular involvement. They believe that such association is not occasional, but may be suggestive of a variable expressivity of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Scientific Institute S. Raffaele Hospital, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nucci
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Manitto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piantanida
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brancato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*; D012169:Retinal Vein / Q000473:pathology*; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000473:pathology*