title: Subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in a 3-year-old child with North Carolina macular dystrophy.
abstract: North Carolina macular dystrophy is characterized by nonprogressive atrophy of the choroid, choriocapillaris, and the retinal pigment epithelial layer. The characteristic retinal findings, ranging from scattered drusen to a posterior staphyloma, have been reported as early as infancy and usually reach their greatest magnitude in the second decade of life. Herein, we describe a case of a 3-year-old boy with a documented family history of North Carolina macular dystrophy who presented with a subfoveal choroidal neovascular membrane in addition to the macular dystrophic changes.
authors.affiliation: Tufts-New England Medical Center, New England Eye Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.forename: David Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reichel
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Mitchell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strominger
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005584:Fovea Centralis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009657:North Carolina; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology; D042262:Retinoscopy