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Published on: January 23, 2014
[Butterfly-shaped pattern dystrophy: case report]
David Leonardo Cruvinel Isaac1, Rodrigo Almeida Vieira Santos, Marcos Avila
1Setor de Retina e Vítreo, Centro de Referência em Oftalmologia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiania, GO, Brazil. cruvinelisaac@hotmail.com
Abstract:
The authors present a case of butterfly-shaped pattern dystrophy diagnosed in a male patient, with retinal pigmented epithelium atrophy and central visual acuity decrease in one of the eyes. The evolution of this case was not benign as described in previous reports. A well-defined lesion located in the posterior pole of both eyes associated with fluorescein angiography allowed the diagnosis of this pattern dystrophy. Optical coherence tomography was performed, showing the aspects of the pathology, for the first time.

