A CASE OF INTRARETINAL PERIPAPILLARY NEOVASCULARIZATION IN ABCA4-RELATED RETINOPATHY. Issue Volume 15:Issues 1(2021) (2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Essilfie, Juliet O.; Huynh, An; Gorin, Michael B.; Sadda, SriniVas R.
• Is Part Of: Retinal cases & brief reports. Volume 15:Issues 1(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021
• Subjects: ABCA4 gene -- age-related macular degeneration -- cone-rod dystrophy -- nonsyndromic progressive retinopathy -- intraretinal neovascularization -- Stargardt; Retina -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Retina -- Periodicals; Retinal Diseases -- Periodicals; Retina -- Case Reports; Retinal Diseases -- Case Reports; 617.7
• DOI: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000723
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1935-1089

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: To report a case of ABCA4-related retinopathy and potential complications. Methods: The authors describe a case report of intraretinal neovascularization in a patient with ABCA4-related retinopathy and describe the multimodal retinal imaging findings. Results: A 49-year-old woman presents with cystoid macular edema and diffuse intraretinal and perivascular hyperpigmentation in both eyes. Genetic testing confirmed ABCA4-related retinopathy. Fluorescein angiography revealed peripapillary intraretinal neovascularization in the absence of any other identifiable retinal pathology. Conclusion: To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of intraretinal neovascularization–associated ABCA4-related retinopathy. Ancillary testing of ABCA4-related retinopathy with fluorescein angiography or optical coherence tomography angiography may be helpful in identifying this rare complication. Abstract : We present a case of intraretinal neovascularization in a patient with ABCA4-related retinopathy.