title: [Unilateral retinitis pigmentosa secondary to eye injury: case report].
abstract: Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of diseases caused by genetic changes that lead to progressive degeneration of photoreceptors, rods mainly. In general, it has bilateral presentation. This study is a case report of a patient with unilateral involvement of the retina, similar to the characteristics of retinitis pigmentosa, and an old ocular trauma history. It describes her history and ophthalmologic findings.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Santos, Fundação Lusíada, SP, Brasil. institutodeolhosdecatanduva@gmail.com
authors.forename: Alexandre Tagliari
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Cestari
authors.forename: Juliana Maria Ferraz
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sallum
authors.forename: Marina Lourenço
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: De Conti
authors.forename: Thiago Iorio
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Tagliari
authors.forename: Marcello Novoa Colombo
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Barboza
mesh_terms: D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012160:Retina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology