Angioid streaks in Jamaican patients with homozygous sickle cell disease

Hamilton, A. M; Pope, F. M; Condon, Patrick I; Slavin, G; Sowter, C; Ford, Susan M; Hayes, Richard J; Serjeant, Graham R

Hamilton, A. M; Pope, F. M; Condon, Patrick I; Slavin, G; Sowter, C; Ford, Susan M; Hayes, Richard J; Serjeant, Graham R.

Br J Ophthalmol ; 65(5): 341-7, May 1981.

Article in English | MedCarib | ID: med-12610

Responsible library: JM3.1

Localization: JM3.1; RE1.B75

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Angioid streaks were observed in 21 of 242 patients with homozygous sickle cell disease. Two morphological types were observed. There is no evidence that angioid streaks in Jamaican patients are related to pseudoxanthoma elasticum (AU)

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Humans; Adult; Middle Aged; Male; Female; Anemia, Sickle Cell/blood; Anemia, Sickle Cell/complications; Angioid Streaks/etiology; Elastin/analysis; Fluorescein Angiography; Jamaica; Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum/complications; Skin/analysis

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Collection: International databases Database: MedCarib Main subject: Anemia, Sickle Cell / Angioid Streaks Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: English Caribbean / Jamaica Language: English Journal: Br J Ophthalmol Year: 1981 Document type: Article

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