Estudio de las distrofias vitreorretinianas en población mexicana / Study of vitreoretinal dystrophies in a Mexican population
Cir. & cir
; Cir. & cir;76(1): 13-21, ene.-feb. 2008. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
We undertook this study to demonstrate the incidence of vitreoretinal dystrophies in a Mexican population.METHODS:
This was a retrospective, observational, descriptive, transverse study. We analyzed the files of patients treated at the Retina Department of a medical center for state employees (ISSSTE) from January 1991 to December 2006 to obtain the incidence of vitreoretinal dystrophies.RESULTS:
We studied 36,300 patient files. We found an incidence of 0.008% for familial exudative vitreoretinal dystrophy, 0.008% for X-linked juvenile retinoschisis, 0.005% for Wagner disease and 0.005% for Goldmann-Favre disease. We present here a representative case of each type of dystrophy.CONCLUSIONS:
Vitreoretinal dystrophies are uncommon diseases and are difficult to diagnose. Even though their incidence is low, the poor evolution to blindness requires identification of early signs in order to offer timely and opportune treatment.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Degeneración Retiniana
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Cir Cir
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Cir. & cir
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Cirugía y cirujanos
Asunto de la revista:
CIRURGIA GERAL
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
México
Pais de publicación:
México