Clinical and Histopathologic Correlates of Asymmetric Retinitis Pigmentosa.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Asymmetric retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a rare presentation of a normally symmetric condition. Histopathologic evidence should be examined to see if this asymmetry extends to the tissue and cellular levels.

Objective

To determine whether additional information can be obtained about asymmetric RP from studying clinical imaging and pathology correlates, including pathology samples from autopsied eyes.

Design, setting, and participants

In this case report, clinical and postmortem histopathological characteristics were compared in 2 eyes of a patient in her 50s with asymmetric RP. Individuals with rare mendelian diseases, such as RP, were studied using data from the curated National Eye Institute Eye Pathology collection.

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SUBMITTER: Lal T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8343521 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature