title: Subretinal neovascularization following ruptured retinal arterial macroaneurysm: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors: Setor de Uveítes, Retina e Tumores, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil. raulngvianna@ig.com.br
authors: Raul N G
authors: RN
authors: Vianna
authors: Augusto
authors: A
authors: Kassuga
authors: Gabriela
authors: G
authors: Onofre
authors: Virginia
authors: V
authors: Ecard
authors: Miguel N
authors: MN
authors: Burnier
mesh_terms: 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*