Sclerochoroidal calcification associated with Gitelman syndrome and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition.

نویسندگان

  • R Gupta
  • V Hu
  • T Reynolds
  • R Harrison
چکیده

Sclerochoroidal calcification is an uncommon condition. Metabolic evaluation and clinical examination are important to exclude associated systemic conditions such as the Bartter and Gitelman syndromes. It has been suggested that the lesions seen in sclerochoroidal calcification are calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals. This report describes the first documented case in the UK of sclerochoroidal calcification associated with Gitelman syndrome and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical pathology

دوره 58 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005