[Study of vitreoretinal dystrophies in a Mexican population]. / Estudio de las distrofias vitreorretinianas en población mexicana.
Cir Cir
; 76(1): 13-21, 2008.
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| ID: mdl-18492415
BACKGROUND: We undertook this study to demonstrate the incidence of vitreoretinal dystrophies in a Mexican population. METHODS: This was a retrospective, observational, descriptive, transverse study. We analyzed the files of patients treated at the Retina Department of a medical center for state employees (ISSSTE) from January 1991 to December 2006 to obtain the incidence of vitreoretinal dystrophies. RESULTS: We studied 36,300 patient files. We found an incidence of 0.008% for familial exudative vitreoretinal dystrophy, 0.008% for X-linked juvenile retinoschisis, 0.005% for Wagner disease and 0.005% for Goldmann-Favre disease. We present here a representative case of each type of dystrophy. CONCLUSIONS: Vitreoretinal dystrophies are uncommon diseases and are difficult to diagnose. Even though their incidence is low, the poor evolution to blindness requires identification of early signs in order to offer timely and opportune treatment.
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Assunto principal:
Degeneração Retiniana
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Cir Cir
Ano de publicação:
2008
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Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
México