Fundus fluorescein angiographic characterization of diffuse choroidal hemangiomas.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the clinical usefulness of fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) in characterizing diffuse choroidal hemangiomas in Sturge-Weber syndrome.


METHODS
A retrospective case review of children attending a university hospital clinic with a diagnosis of Sturge-Weber syndrome was undertaken. The FFA findings of seven patients who had undergone angiography were reviewed.


RESULTS
FFA confirmed the presence of choroidal hemangioma in each of the seven cases and delineated the extent of the choroidal lesions. No adverse effects of fluorescein injection were encountered.


CONCLUSIONS
FFA is effective in diagnosing and characterizing diffuse choroidal hemangiomas, and may be performed safely in children.
Horgan
Noel
N
Children's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
O'Keefe
Michael
M
McLoone
Eibhlin
E
Lanigan
Bernadette
B
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013341:Sturge-Weber Syndrome / Q000150:complications*