Angioid streaks

Introduction: Angioid streaks

Description of Angioid streaks

Angioid streaks (medical condition): Streaks that radiate out from the optic nerve head under the retina. The streaks may be red, brown or grey. The streaks resemble blood vessels and hence the term angioid. The streaks represent tiny breaks in the elastic membrane of the retina (Bruch's membrane). The anomaly is often associated with conditions such as Paget's disease, sickle cell anemia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and pseudoxanthoma elasticum. See also Angioid streaks:
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Angioid streaks: [MIM*607140] calcification of lamina basalis choroideae visible in the peripapillary fundus oculi; associated with pseudoexanthoma elasticum, sickle cell disease, and Paget disease; predisposing to choroidal neovascularization. SYN: elastosis dystrophica, Knapp streaks, Knapp striae.
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Angioid streaks: Small breaks in the elastin-filled tissue of the retina.
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Angioid streaks: Small breaks in the elastin-filled tissue of the retina.
Source: MeSH 2007

Angioid streaks as a Disease

Angioid streaks (medical condition): See Angioid streaks (disease information).
  »Introduction: Angioid streaks
  »Symptoms of Angioid streaks

More information on medical condition: Angioid streaks:

• Information about Angioid streaks
• Basic Summary for Angioid streaks
• Symptoms of Angioid streaks

Hierarchical classifications of Angioid streaks

The following list attempts to classify Angioid streaks into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Eye Diseases
  • Retinal Diseases
    • Angioid Streaks

External links related to: Angioid streaks

• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,angioid streaks,pseudoxanthoma elasticum
• eMedicine - Angioid Streaks : Article by Mohammad Abusamak, MD

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