title: [Pattern dystrophies of the retinal pigment epithelium].
abstract: Pattern dystrophies are defined as a group of diseases genetically determined and characterized by pigment epithelium changes that are seen on fundus examination, such as various line and dot patterns. We present a review of these pathologies including a comparative table reporting the main characteristics as well as some representative figures of each one in order to facilitate diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, México, D.F., Mexico. luisporozco@prodigy.net.mx
authors.forename: Luis Porfirio
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Orozco-Gómez
authors.forename: Carmen Guadalupe
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Castellanos-Pérez Bolde
authors.forename: Leonor
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hernández-Salazar
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium