title: [Butterfly-shaped pattern dystrophy: case report].
abstract: The authors present a case of butterfly-shaped pattern dystrophy diagnosed in a male patient, with retinal pigmented epithelium atrophy and central visual acuity decrease in one of the eyes. The evolution of this case was not benign as described in previous reports. A well-defined lesion located in the posterior pole of both eyes associated with fluorescein angiography allowed the diagnosis of this pattern dystrophy. Optical coherence tomography was performed, showing the aspects of the pathology, for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Setor de Retina e Vítreo, Centro de Referência em Oftalmologia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiania, GO, Brazil. cruvinelisaac@hotmail.com
authors.forename: David Leonardo Cruvinel
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Isaac
authors.forename: Rodrigo Almeida Vieira
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Avila
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity