title: Intravitreal bevacizumab in choroidal neovascularization secondary to Grönblad-Strandberg syndrome: case report.
abstract: Angioid streaks are commonly related to Grönblad-Strandberg syndrome, that often shows dermatological characteristics, such as pseudoxanthoma elasticum. Choroidal neovascularization is uncommon, often occurring after ocular trauma. This is a case report of the successful use of intravitreal bevacizumab for the treatment of choroidal neovascularization secondary to Grönblad-Strandberg syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Clínica de Olhos José Guilherme Pecego, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. japimed@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Ricardo Miguel
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Japiassú
authors.forename: Maria Augusta Castro Farias
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Japiassú
authors.forename: Mariana Gomes
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Pecego
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000068258:Bevacizumab; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011561:Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000068258:Bevacizumab