unilateral sectoral retinitis pigmentosa in a patient of iranian origin

نویسندگان

saeed karimi ophthalmic research center, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran

homayoun nikkhah ophthalmic research center, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran

seyed aliasghar mosavi ophthalmic research center, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran; ophthalmic research center, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, p. o. box: 1914853184, tehran, ir iran. tel: +98-2122605915

چکیده

introduction sectoral retinitis pigmentosa (rp) is a rare clinical condition. case presentation we present a 60-year-old female with a history of mild night blindness and decreased vision in the left eye for about 15 years. conclusions fundus examination revealed retinal pigmentary changes in the inferotemporal sector and reduced arterial caliber. in addition, fundus autofluorescence, fluorescein angiography, multifocal electroretinogram scans and electro-oculogram confirmed these clinical findings. to the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first to describe sectorial rp in the inferotemporal sector of iranian origin.

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razavi international journal of medicine

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