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Intracranial Hypertension/rehabilitation , Papilledema/rehabilitation , Spinal Puncture , Adult , Fundus Oculi , Humans , Intracranial Hypertension/complications , Intracranial Hypertension/diagnosis , Male , Morocco , Papilledema/complications , Papilledema/diagnosis , Photography , Remission, Spontaneous , Spinal Puncture/methods , Tomography, Optical CoherenceSubject(s)
Angiogenesis Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Bevacizumab/therapeutic use , Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula/therapy , Embolization, Therapeutic , Macular Edema/drug therapy , Exophthalmos/drug therapy , Exophthalmos/etiology , Humans , Intravitreal Injections , Macular Edema/etiology , Male , Middle AgedSubject(s)
Endophthalmitis/etiology , Klebsiella Infections/complications , Klebsiella pneumoniae , Liver Abscess/complications , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/microbiology , Endophthalmitis/microbiology , Endophthalmitis/pathology , Eye Infections, Bacterial/microbiology , Eye Infections, Bacterial/pathology , Humans , Klebsiella Infections/pathology , Klebsiella pneumoniae/isolation & purification , Liver Abscess/pathology , Male , Middle Aged , Uveitis/microbiology , Uveitis/pathologySubject(s)
Neovascularization, Pathologic/complications , Retinal Vasculitis/complications , Tuberculosis, Ocular/complications , Adult , Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use , Humans , Male , Neovascularization, Pathologic/drug therapy , Neovascularization, Pathologic/pathology , Neovascularization, Pathologic/surgery , Retinal Vasculitis/drug therapy , Retinal Vasculitis/pathology , Retinal Vasculitis/surgery , Tuberculosis, Ocular/drug therapy , Tuberculosis, Ocular/pathology , Tuberculosis, Ocular/surgeryABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Best's disease is a progressive macular dystrophy, beginning either in childhood or adolescence. CASE STUDY: We report a rare case of choroidal neovascularization complicating vitelliform dystrophy in a child of 8 years with bilateral progressive loss of visual acuity. The ophthalmoscopic examination showed vitelliform lesions in both foveas. Fluorescein angiography confirmed a subretinal neovascular membrane in the left eye. Additional testing also confirmed the diagnosis of Best's disease associated with choroidal neovascularization. DISCUSSION: Best's vitelliform macular dystrophy is often asymptomatic because visual acuity tends to remain stable for a long time. A sudden loss of vision suggests the occurrence of complications, such as choroidal neovascularization.