1.
Br J Ophthalmol
; 65(5): 341-7, May 1981.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MedCarib
| ID: med-12610
RESUMO
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)
Assuntos
Humanos , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Masculino , Feminino , Anemia Falciforme/sangue , Anemia Falciforme/complicações , Estrias Angioides/etiologia , Elastina/análise , Angiofluoresceinografia , Jamaica , Pseudoxantoma Elástico/complicações , Pele/análise
2.
Br J Ophthalmol
; 60(5): 361-4, May 1976.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MedCarib
| ID: med-12169
RESUMO
The ocular findings in 60 patients with homozygous sickle-cell disease over the age of 40 years have been described. Peripheral retinal vessel disease was common and appeared to increase with age. Retinitis proliferans was common among older patients in the group. Angioid streaks occurred in 13 (22 percent) patients. (Summary)
