This work describes the first published case of Best vitelliform macular
dystrophy (BVMD) with bilateral, solitary, extramacular
retinal lesions.
Methods:
A case report is presented.
Results:
An 8-year-old girl with a family history of BVMD was referred for suspicious
peripheral retinal lesions. Multimodal imaging disclosed bilateral,
solitary, extramacular lesions consistent with the vitelliform lesions found
in BVMD. There were no abnormalities in the macula.
Conclusions:
This is the first documented case of solitary, bilateral, extramacular
vitelliform lesions in BVMD.
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