[Idiopatic parafoveolar telangiectasia associated with pseudoviteliform lesion, basal laminar drusen and optic nerve head drusen]

Oftalmologia. 2010;54(2):79-82.
[Article in Romanian]

Abstract

Background: We present a case with bilateral optic disc drusen, associated in one eye with idiopathic parafoveal telangiectasis (Group 1B), basal laminar drusen, and foveal pseudovitelliform lesion.

Patient: A 45-years old female patient, which complained about a deterioration of vision at the right eye, was ophthalmologically examined.

Results: The examination revealed a bilateral optic disc drusen, and on the right eye a macular haemorrhage. An examination after 2 months revealed a good vision, the resorption of the macular haemorrhage, idiopathic parafoveal telangiectasis, basal laminal drusen, and a foveal pseudovitelliform lesion.

Conclusions: The association is of importance because of the rarity of the haemorrhagic complication in the idiopathic parafoveal telangiectasis (Group IB), the possibility of a pathogenic correlation, and the difficulty of differential diagnosis with the optic disc drusen complicated with retinal haemorrhages. This association was not found in the literature we consulted.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Bruch Membrane* / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Fovea Centralis / blood supply*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Optic Disk Drusen / complications*
  • Optic Disk Drusen / diagnosis*
  • Retinal Degeneration / etiology
  • Retinal Detachment / etiology
  • Retinal Drusen / complications*
  • Retinal Drusen / diagnosis
  • Retinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Telangiectasis / complications*
  • Telangiectasis / diagnosis
  • Visual Acuity