Sclerochoroidal calcification associated with hypovitaminosis D
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Sclerochoroidal calcification associated with hypovitaminosis D.
CASE REPORT A 69 year-old woman was referred for a routine visit, during which funduscopy revealed white-yellow subretinal lesions in the superotemporal mid-periphery of both eyes. A and B scan ultrasound showed hyperechogenic lesions located at scleral and choroidal level. Computed tomography revealed posterolateral sclerochoroidal calcifications. Metabolic studies showed a severe vitamin D de...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0008-4182
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2017.02.001