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Curvilinear pigmentary lesions in a rod-cone dystrophy
Y Tamaki1, M Sawa, L A Yannuzzi
1LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Department, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Purpose:
To report a peculiar curvilinear pigmentary lesion in the peripheral fundus in a rod-cone dystrophy.
Methods:
Observational case report. Fundus examination of a 57-year-old woman who was known to have a generalized rod-cone dystrophy since she was 8 years old.
Results:
The peripheral fundus examination revealed a curvilinear lesion which resembles a well-known finding associated with a presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome or multifocal choroiditis.
Conclusions:
The differential diagnosis of a peculiar curvilinear pigmentary lesion in the peripheral fundus may be expanded to include a generalized rod-cone dystrophy.
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