A case of Choroidal Osteoma

Background and Objective: Choroidal osteoma is a rare and benign osseous tumor that begins in adolescence age especially in young females and causes to decrease vision permanently in involved eye. Case: A 16-year-old female referred with decreased vision in her right eye. Visual acuity was count fin...

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Publicado: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2003
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2f5a83b09c3f40a3bb213a550976e61b2021-11-10T09:18:01ZA case of Choroidal Osteoma1561-41072251-7170https://doaj.org/article/2f5a83b09c3f40a3bb213a550976e61b2003-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://jbums.org/article-1-2804-en.htmlhttps://doaj.org/toc/1561-4107https://doaj.org/toc/2251-7170Background and Objective: Choroidal osteoma is a rare and benign osseous tumor that begins in adolescence age especially in young females and causes to decrease vision permanently in involved eye. Case: A 16-year-old female referred with decreased vision in her right eye. Visual acuity was count finger =3m in her right eye. Examination with indirect ophthalmoscopy revealed a yellow mass with distinct margins in macular area beneath the retina. Echography and fluorescein angiography revealed choroidal osteoma and treatment was not done. Conclusion: Choroidal osteoma should be considered in differential diagnosis of yellow-white macular lesions.SMH EmadBabol University of Medical Sciencesarticlechoroidal tumorechographyosteomaMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENFAMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 68-70 (2003)
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osteoma
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SMH Emad
A case of Choroidal Osteoma
description Background and Objective: Choroidal osteoma is a rare and benign osseous tumor that begins in adolescence age especially in young females and causes to decrease vision permanently in involved eye. Case: A 16-year-old female referred with decreased vision in her right eye. Visual acuity was count finger =3m in her right eye. Examination with indirect ophthalmoscopy revealed a yellow mass with distinct margins in macular area beneath the retina. Echography and fluorescein angiography revealed choroidal osteoma and treatment was not done. Conclusion: Choroidal osteoma should be considered in differential diagnosis of yellow-white macular lesions.
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