Clinical Manifestations of Retinoschisis in a consanguineous family : a case report and review of literature
Ngoy KD1, Katumba NW2*
1Ariel Clinic, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
2
*Corresponding author
*Katumba, Department of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University
of South Africa (UNISA), Johannesburg, South Africa
DOI: 10.55920/JCRMHS.2022.02.001085

Figure 1: bilateral macular hole, whitish speckled with black dots on the periphery

Figure 2: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) showing cystoid macular oedema and thinning of the outer nuclear ellipsoid (disappeared in the periphery).

Figure 3: The vessels and the epiretinal membrane were normal.

Laboratory findings were as follows: WCC:6.800/mm, neutrophils:61, lymphocyts:24, monocytes:10, eosinophils :5 and sedimentation rate:36mm/h. Serology tests were also performed: VDRL: 0.234 (<0.9),TPH<1/80, CEA:3.17(<5ng/ml) and IDRT:10mm (positive).
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