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Fundus fluorescein angiographic characterization of diffuse choroidal hemangiomas
Published in:
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus, Vol: 45, Page: 26-30
Publication Date:
2008 Jan-Feb
Aims & Objectives:
This study examined the clinical usefulness of fundus fluorescein angiography in characterizing diffuse choroidal hemangiomas in Sturge-Weber syndrome.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical usefulness of fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) in characterizing diffuse choroidal hemangiomas in Sturge-Weber syndrome. METHODS: A retrospective case review of children attending a university hospital clinic with a diagnosis of Sturge-Weber syndrome was undertaken. The FFA findings of seven patients who had undergone angiography were reviewed. RESULTS: FFA confirmed the presence of choroidal hemangioma in each of the seven cases and delineated the extent of the choroidal lesions. No adverse effects of fluorescein injection were encountered. CONCLUSIONS: FFA is effective in diagnosing and characterizing diffuse choroidal hemangiomas, and may be performed safely in children.
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Study Type:
Study Papers » Case Series Study » Descriptive Studies - Without a comparision
Categories:
Sturge-Weber syndrome.
International Classification:
Syndrome - Sturge-Weber
Keywords:
- Adolescent
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Choroid Neoplasms/ diagnosis
- Female
- Fluorescein Angiography/ methods
- Fundus Oculi
- Hemangioma/ diagnosis
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Retrospective Studies
- Sturge-Weber Syndrome/ complications
Geography:
Republic of Ireland (Dublin)