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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.
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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.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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).
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Hierarchical classifications of Angioid streaks
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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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