Subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in a 3-year-old child with North Carolina macular dystrophy.
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.
Rhee
David Y
DY
Tufts-New England Medical Center, New England Eye Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
Reichel
Elias
E
Rogers
Adam
A
Strominger
Mitchell
M
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