Sectoral retinal pigmentation in neurofibromatosis

Ann Ophthalmol. 1977 Apr;9(4):413-22.

Abstract

Sector retinitis pigmentosa of Bietti has not been studied histopathologically and has not been reported as occurring in a patient with neurofibromatosis. This report describes a patients with neurofibromatosis and biopsy-proven optic nerve glioma who was noted before death to have bilateral sectoral retinal pigmentary disturbances that appeared histopathologically to be areas of retinitis pigmentosa.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Eye Neoplasms / pathology
  • Glioma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurofibromatosis 1* / pathology
  • Optic Nerve / pathology
  • Retina / pathology
  • Retinal Detachment / pathology
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa* / pathology