Juxtafoveolar telangiectasis associated with CREST syndrome.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of CREST syndrome associated with juxtafoveolar telangiectasias (JT).


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Observational case report.


RESULTS
A 64-year-old woman affected with CREST syndrome developed bilateral visual loss. Capillary dilatation and permeability changes in the outer retina were noticed during an angiographic study. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed thickening with loss of the foveal depression and inner lamellar cyst. The patient was diagnosed as stage 3, group 2A JT associated with CREST syndrome.


CONCLUSIONS
Finding JT in association with CREST syndrome suggests a common pathophysiologic process.
Huerva
Valentin
V
Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain. vhuerva@mixmail.com
Sánchez
M Carmen
MC
D017675:CREST Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005584:Fovea Centralis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity