First Reported Case of Proliferative Retinopathy in Hemoglobin SE Disease
Joint Authors
Fantin, Aldo
Desai, Uday
Darnley-Fisch, Deborah
Baciu, Paul
Yang, Christopher
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report the first case of proliferative sickle cell retinopathy in a patient with hemoglobin SE (Hb SE) disease.
Only a few dozen cases of Hb SE disease have been reported previously, and none had evidence of proliferative retinopathy.
A 56-year-old African American man presented to our clinic for routine examination and was found to have sea-fan peripheral neovascularization bilaterally without maculopathy.
Hemoglobin analysis revealed Hb SE heterozygosity.
Sector laser photocoagulation to areas of nonperfusion in both eyes resulted in regression of the peripheral neovascularization over a period of 6 months.
Although Hb SE disease is rare, the incidence of Hb SE disease is postulated to rise in the future.
Awareness of its potential ocular complications is needed to appropriately refer these patients for screening.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Baciu, Paul& Yang, Christopher& Fantin, Aldo& Darnley-Fisch, Deborah& Desai, Uday. 2014. First Reported Case of Proliferative Retinopathy in Hemoglobin SE Disease. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Baciu, Paul…[et al.]. First Reported Case of Proliferative Retinopathy in Hemoglobin SE Disease. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Baciu, Paul& Yang, Christopher& Fantin, Aldo& Darnley-Fisch, Deborah& Desai, Uday. First Reported Case of Proliferative Retinopathy in Hemoglobin SE Disease. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-497673
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-497673