title: Malattia leventinese presenting with subretinal neovascular membrane and hemorrhage.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of malattia leventinese involving subretinal hemorrhage.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two weeks after initial presentation, the visual acuity of this 34-year-old man decreased to LE: 20/100. Funduscopic evaluation revealed a subretinal hemorrhage involving the center of the foveal in the left eye that was interpreted as secondary to a neovascular membrane on fluorescein angiography. The patient did well after the removal of the submacular material by pars plana vitrectomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with malattia leventinese may occasionally present with submacular hemorrhage. Prompt diagnosis and intervention may enhance the patient's chance for visual improvement.
authors: Henry and Corinne Bower Laboratory for Macular Degeneration, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
authors: C K
authors: CK
authors: Pager
authors: L K
authors: LK
authors: Sarin
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Federman
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Eagle
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Hageman
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Rosenow
authors: L A
authors: LA
authors: Donoso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D015861:Retinal Neovascularization / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy
chemical_list: C119630:EFEMP1 protein, human; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins