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Best’s Disease in a 20-Month-Old Child

Jaclyn L. Kovach, MD; Stephen G. Schwartz, MD, MBA; Marcela Hickey, CRA; Craig A. McKeown, MD

  • Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
  • DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20090818-05
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Abstract

Best’s disease is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by bilateral vitelliform macular lesions that progress through several stages throughout life. The authors describe a 20-month-old child with hereditary Best’s disease inherited from his father. To their knowledge, this is the youngest child to be diagnosed as having Best’s disease using photographic documentation.

AUTHORS

From Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida.

The authors have no financial or proprietary interest in the materials presented herein.

Partially supported by NIH center grant P30-EY014801 and by an unrestricted grant to the University of Miami from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York, New York.

Address correspondence to Jaclyn L. Kovach, MD, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Retina Center at Naples, 311 9th Street North, Suite 100, Naples, FL 34102.

doi: 10.3928/01913913-20090818-05

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