Angioid streaks associated with pseudoxanthoma elasticum in a 13-year-old patient

This report describes a 13-year-old girl who presented with angioid streaks associated with pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE). Extensive retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) mottling, known as peau d'orange, characteristic of PXE, was also noted. The potential complication of choroidal neovascularizat...

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Published inOphthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 94; no. 2; p. 197
Main Authors Grand, M G, Isserman, M J, Miller, C W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1987
Subjects
Adolescent
Angioid Streaks - complications
Angioid Streaks - pathology
Elastic Tissue - pathology
Female
Fluorescein Angiography
Humans
Pigment Epithelium of Eye - pathology
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum - complications
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum - pathology
Skin - pathology
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Summary:This report describes a 13-year-old girl who presented with angioid streaks associated with pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE). Extensive retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) mottling, known as peau d'orange, characteristic of PXE, was also noted. The potential complication of choroidal neovascularization is described. Physicians should be aware that angioid streaks and their potentially sight-threatening complications can occur in this age group.
ISSN:0161-6420
DOI:10.1016/S0161-6420(87)33478-5