Choroidal neovascularization secondary to Best’s vitelliform macular dystrophy in two siblings of a Malay family

Best’s vitelliform macular dystrophy complicated with choroidal neovascularization is rare in children. We report three children from a Malay family of five siblings with Best’s vitelliform macular dystrophy, in which two of them subsequently developed choroidal neovascularization. The possible path...

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Autores principales: Alisa-Victoria, Koh, Jin-Poi, Tan, Shatriah, Ismail, Zunaina, Embong, Ngah, Nor Fariza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Case Series
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3958546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24648718
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S55623
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author Alisa-Victoria, Koh
Jin-Poi, Tan
Shatriah, Ismail
Zunaina, Embong
Ngah, Nor Fariza
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description Best’s vitelliform macular dystrophy complicated with choroidal neovascularization is rare in children. We report three children from a Malay family of five siblings with Best’s vitelliform macular dystrophy, in which two of them subsequently developed choroidal neovascularization. The possible pathogenesis of this rare condition is described and highlighted in this report.
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spelling pubmed-39585462014-03-19 Choroidal neovascularization secondary to Best’s vitelliform macular dystrophy in two siblings of a Malay family Alisa-Victoria, Koh Jin-Poi, Tan Shatriah, Ismail Zunaina, Embong Ngah, Nor Fariza Clin Ophthalmol Case Series Best’s vitelliform macular dystrophy complicated with choroidal neovascularization is rare in children. We report three children from a Malay family of five siblings with Best’s vitelliform macular dystrophy, in which two of them subsequently developed choroidal neovascularization. The possible pathogenesis of this rare condition is described and highlighted in this report. Dove Medical Press 2014-03-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3958546/ /pubmed/24648718 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S55623 Text en © 2014 Alisa-Victoria et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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Alisa-Victoria, Koh
Jin-Poi, Tan
Shatriah, Ismail
Zunaina, Embong
Ngah, Nor Fariza
Choroidal neovascularization secondary to Best’s vitelliform macular dystrophy in two siblings of a Malay family
title Choroidal neovascularization secondary to Best’s vitelliform macular dystrophy in two siblings of a Malay family
title_full Choroidal neovascularization secondary to Best’s vitelliform macular dystrophy in two siblings of a Malay family
title_fullStr Choroidal neovascularization secondary to Best’s vitelliform macular dystrophy in two siblings of a Malay family
title_full_unstemmed Choroidal neovascularization secondary to Best’s vitelliform macular dystrophy in two siblings of a Malay family
title_short Choroidal neovascularization secondary to Best’s vitelliform macular dystrophy in two siblings of a Malay family
title_sort choroidal neovascularization secondary to best’s vitelliform macular dystrophy in two siblings of a malay family
topic Case Series
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3958546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24648718
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S55623
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