Abstract

HERNANDEZ PUPO, Argelio et al. Stargardt´s disease. A case report. ccm [online]. 2019, vol.23, n.2, pp. 647-657.  Epub Sep 30, 2019. ISSN 1560-4381.

Stargardt's disease and the flavimaculatus fund are variants of the same nosological entity. They constitute the most frequent juvenile macular dystrophy and common cause of central vision loss in adults under 50 years of age. A 35-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with Stargardt's disease currently suffers from low visual capacity. We present findings of a localized macular lesion in the foveal region of the bronzed and pale aspect in the temporal region of the optic papilla. At the histological level, a cluster of lipofuscin-like material is produced in the cells of the retinal pigment epithelium by the mutation of the ABCA4 gene. The incidence of Stargardt disease is around one person affected by 10,000 people and usually affects adolescents and young adults under 20 years old.

Keywords : Stargardt’s disease; fundus flavimaculatus; macular dystrophy.

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