COATS-DISEASE AND CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM VENOUS MALFORMATION

Authors
ROBITAILLE JM MONSEIN L TRABOULSI EI
Citation
Jm. Robitaille et al., COATS-DISEASE AND CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM VENOUS MALFORMATION, Ophthalmic genetics, 17(4), 1996, pp. 215-218
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Genetics & Heredity",Ophthalmology
Journal title
Ophthalmic genetics → ACNP
ISSN journal
13816810
Volume
17
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
215 - 218
Database
ISI
SICI code
1381-6810(1996)17:4<215:CACVM>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Primary retinal telangiectasis or Coats' disease is a non-hereditary r etinal vascular abnormality consisting of incompetent telangiectatic a nd aneurysmal retinal vessels, It is characteristically found unilater ally in boys and occasionally may be associated with other systemic di sorders. The authors report the first case of primary retinal telangie ctasis with a concomitant diffuse central nervous system venous abnorm ality.