title: [Sclerochoroidal calcification associated with hypovitaminosis D].
abstract: METHODS
  A 69 year-old woman was referred for a routine visit, during which funduscopy revealed white-yellow subretinal lesions in the superotemporal mid-periphery of both eyes. A and B scan ultrasound showed hyperechogenic lesions located at scleral and choroidal level. Computed tomography revealed posterolateral sclerochoroidal calcifications. Metabolic studies showed a severe vitamin D deficiency with no other remarkable findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sclerochoroidal calcifications are an infrequent finding that occur as a result of calcium deposit at scleral and choroidal level. They have a characteristic clinical picture and are idiopathic in most cases, but may be associated with some systemic diseases, such as calcium and phosphorous metabolic disorders; this fact warrants a thorough metabolic study. We report a case of bilateral sclerochoroidal calcifications associated with severe vitamin D deficiency with no other significant metabolic findings.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital el Bierzo, Ponferrada, León, España. Electronic address: sffera@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sierra-Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital el Bierzo, Ponferrada, León, España.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bailez Fidalgo
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sáenz-Francés
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital el Bierzo, Ponferrada, León, España.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gonzalez Romero
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital el Bierzo, Ponferrada, León, España.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Muñoz Bellido
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology*; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015422:Scleral Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Calcificación esclerocoroidea; Calcium metabolism; Deficiencia de Vitamina D; Estudio metabólico; Hipovitaminosis D; Hypovitaminosis D; Metabolic study; Metabolismo del calcio; Sclerochoroidal calcifications; Vitamin D deficiency