CHOROIDAL OSTEOMA IN AN INFANT

Authors
KIDA Y SHIBUYA Y OGUNI M FUJITANI A KODAMA T YAMADA K SETOGAWA T
Citation
Y. Kida et al., CHOROIDAL OSTEOMA IN AN INFANT, American journal of ophthalmology, 124(1), 1997, pp. 119-120
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
Journal title
American journal of ophthalmology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029394
Volume
124
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
119 - 120
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9394(1997)124:1<119:COIAI>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report an 8-month-old infant with choroidal osteoma. METHO D: Case report. RESULTS: The patient, who had bilateral yellow stippli ng at the posterior pole, was followed up for 8 years. Both fundi deve loped creamy, irregular scalloped lesions. Computed tomography showed a bony plate at the posterior pole bilaterally. CONCLUSION: We believe that this is the youngest patient reported to have choroidal osteoma.