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ArticleJournal of current ophthalmology2019

Bilateral diffuse choroidal hemangioma in Sturge Weber syndrome: A case report highlighting the role of multimodal imaging and a brief review of the literature.

Martina Formisano, Barmak Abdolrahimzadeh, Roberto Mollo, Pietro Bruni, Romualdo Malagola, Solmaz Abdolrahimzadeh

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Article in Journal of current ophthalmology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Martina FormisanoOphthalmology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Barmak AbdolrahimzadehPolimed Beltramelli Medical Centre, Rome, Italy.
Roberto MolloOphthalmology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Pietro BruniOphthalmology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Romualdo MalagolaOphthalmology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Solmaz AbdolrahimzadehOphthalmology Unit, NESMOS Department, Sapienza University of Rome, St. Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo present a patient with bilateral choroidal hemangioma in Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) and highlight multimodal imaging techniques for early detection and management of ocular alterations.

methodsA 37-year-old woman with diagnosis of SWS presented to our unit. The patient had been treated with pulsed dye laser for bilateral nevus flammeus and had right leptomeningeal angiomatosis. She had glaucoma, but ultrasound biomicroscopy did not show anterior chamber or ciliary body alterations.

resultsEnhanced depth imaging (EDI) spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) showed bilateral diffuse choroidal hemangiomas in both eyes with choroidal thickness above 1000 μm. B-scan ultrasound examination showed diffuse choroidal hemangioma in both eyes, with a choroidal thickness of 1.53 mm and 1.94 mm in the right and left eye (RE, LE), respectively. Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber evaluation showed thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer in both eyes.

conclusionsThis report highlights multimodal imaging techniques for the critical assessment of patients with SWS, especially in rare cases with bilateral choroidal hemangioma of the choroid. Novel imaging modalities enable optimal management and follow-up of rare conditions, and our case adds further evidence to the existing literature.

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Choroidal hemangiomaEnhanced depth imagingPeripapillary retinal nerve fiber layerSpectral domain optical coherence tomographySturge Weber syndrome

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