Title |
Ophthalmic Doppler in persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous atypical presentation: case report
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Published in |
Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, January 2015
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DOI | 10.5935/0004-2749.20150084 |
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Authors |
Maira Saad de Avila Morales, Márcia Beatriz Tartarella, Enéias Bezerra Gouveia, Maria Helena Mandello, Norma Allemann |
Abstract |
The purpose is to document a case of persistent hiperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) with atypical Bergmeister's papilla and patent hialoid artery that had its conclusive diagnosis done by doppler ultrasound. We report a case of child, who had unilateral leucokoria. This child's fundoscopic examination showed a white mass on the optic nerve that extended over to adjacent retina. Performed ultrasound that remained a doubt with the following diagnostic hypotheses: persistent hiperplastic primary vitreous, granuloma (toxocara), astrocytic hamartoma and retinoblastoma. The diagnosis was only established when the doppler ultrasound showed a blood flow inside of the membrane, thus confirming the diagnosis of persistent hiperplastic primary vitreous associated with the Bergmeister'spapilla. |
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