title: [Coats disease of adult onset].
abstract: METHODS
  We report a 66-year-old male who exhibited an exudative retinal vasculopathy, diagnosed as Coats disease of adult onset, treated with laser photocoagulation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most cases of Coats disease are diagnosed in childhood. When this entity appears in adults it usually exhibits a more benign clinical course. Diagnosis of this condition must be considered in those patients showing a retinal vasculopathy with a marked exudative component. Treatment is indicated if the fovea is threatened by lipid deposition.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, España. jandonen@cfnavarra.es
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andonegui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aranguren
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berástegui
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013684:Telangiectasis; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy