Subretinal neovascularization following ruptured retinal arterial macroaneurysm: case report.
A 51-year-old black woman was referred to our Retina Clinic for evaluation of loss of vision in her left eye. She was previously diagnosed with a ruptured retinal arterial macroaneurism (RAM) in the same eye. The ophthalmoscopic examination of the affected eye disclosed a subretinal lesion with some hemorrhage and exudation in the same area previously diagnosed with ruptured RAM. Fluorescein angiography revealed a gradually hyperfluorescent net of vessels located in the subfoveal region, consistent with the diagnosis of subretinal neovascular membrane. In this paper we stress the possibility of subretinal neovascularization following a ruptured RAM, even as a rare event.
Vianna
Raul N G
RN
Setor de Uveítes, Retina e Tumores, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil. raulngvianna@ig.com.br
Kassuga
Augusto
A
Onofre
Gabriela
G
Ecard
Virginia
V
Burnier
Miguel N
MN
D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012161:Retinal Artery; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D015861:Retinal Neovascularization / Q000209:etiology*