Effect of intravitreal dexamethasone on macular edema in von Hippel-Lindau disease assessed using swept-source optical coherence tomography: a case report

Effect of intravitreal dexamethasone on macular edema in von Hippel-Lindau disease assessed using swept-source optical coherence tomography: a case report

Abstract Background Von Hippel-Lindau disease is a rare hereditary syndrome caused by germinal mutations in a von Hippel-Lindau tumor-suppressing gene. Retinal hemangioblastoma is the ocular hallmark lesion of von Hippel-Lindau disease. Case presentation A 20-year-old Caucasian woman presented to ou...

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Main Authors: Angelo Maria Minnella, Valeria Pagliei, Martina Maceroni, Matteo Federici, Gloria Gambini, Aldo Caporossi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Retinal hemangioblastoma
Von Hippel-Lindau disease
Swept-source OCT
En face OCT
Macular edema
Innovative biotechnology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1787-8

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