Rubeosis Iridis Resulting from Agenesis of the Internal Carotid Artery: A Case Report

We report a case of rubeosis iridis resulting from agenesis of the internal carotid artery. Agenesis of the internal carotid artery is a rare congenital anomaly, and most patients do remain asymptomatic, but we should realize that this condition may lead to ocular ischemic changes, the result being...

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Autores principales: Gyotoku, Yuuji, Kawaji, Takahiro, Inatani, Masaru, Fukushima, Mikiko, Tanihara, Hidenobu
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2699843/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19547664
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874364100802010165
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Sumario:We report a case of rubeosis iridis resulting from agenesis of the internal carotid artery. Agenesis of the internal carotid artery is a rare congenital anomaly, and most patients do remain asymptomatic, but we should realize that this condition may lead to ocular ischemic changes, the result being rubeosis iridis.

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