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Bilateral peripheral exudative hemorrhagic chorioretinopathy treated with intravitreal injections of ranibizumab

Coriorretinopatía exudativa hemorrágica periférica bilateral tratada con inyecciones intravítreas de ranibizumab
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A.B. González Escobar
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, I.M. Baquero Aranda, J.C. Valera Ávila, E. Barco Moreno, J.M. Galván Cano, R. Luque Aranda
Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
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Abstract

Peripheral exudative hemorrhagic chorioretinopathy (PEHCR) is a rare entity consisting of lesions similar to those of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and type 1 aneurysmal neovascularization (N1a), but located outside the macular region in the peripheral retina.

We present the case of an 89-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with loss of visual acuity (VA) in both eyes (OU) due to a massive macular subretinal hemorrhage in the right eye (OD) and a vitreous hemorrhage in her left eye (OS), accompanied in both eyes by peripheral hemorrhagic retinal pigment epithelium detachments (hPED). Ophthalmological examination and multimodal imaging led to the diagnosis of PEHCR.

This case highlights the importance of the differential diagnosis of PEHCR from other vascular and neoplastic pathologies in order to avoid unnecessary tests and treatments. Early recognition and diagnosis are essential for establishing appropriate management, with intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endotelial groth factors (anti-VEGF) being recommended in cases with loss of VA or threat thereof. This case also contributes to the limited published literature on bilateral PEHCR, reinforcing the need to consider this pathology in elderly patients with peripheral hemorrhagic lesions.

Keywords:
Choroidal neovascular membrane
Pseudomelanoma
Peripheral Exudative Hemorrhagic Chorioretinopathy
Intravitreal injection
Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
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La coriorretinopatía exudativa hemorrágica periférica (CEHP) es una entidad rara que consiste en lesiones similares a las de la degeneración macular asociada a la edad (DMAE) y la neovascularización tipo 1 aneurismática (N1a), pero localizadas fuera de la región macular en la retina periférica.

Presentamos el caso clínico de una mujer de 89 años de edad que acudió por urgencias por pérdida de agudeza visual (AV) de ambos ojos (AO) debido a una hemorragia subretiniana macular masiva en el ojo derecho (OD), y un hemovítreo en su ojo izquierdo (OI), acompañándose AO de desprendimientos hemorrágicos del epitelio pigmentario retiniano (DHEPR) periféricos. El examen oftalmológico y la imagen multimodal nos llevó al diagnóstico de CEHP.

Este caso resalta la importancia del diagnóstico diferencial de la CEHP frente a otras patologías vasculares y tumorales con el fin evitar pruebas complementarias y tratamientos innecesarios. El reconocimiento y el diagnóstico precoz es esencial para instaurar un manejo adecuado, proponiendo el tratamiento con inyecciones intravítreas de antiangiogénicos (anti-VEGF) en los casos con afectación de la AV o amenaza de la misma. Asimismo, este caso contribuye a la limitada literatura publicada sobre CEHP de presentación bilateral, reforzando la necesidad de tener esta patología en cuenta en pacientes de edad avanzada con lesiones periféricas hemorrágicas.

Palabras clave:
Membrana neovascular coroidea
Pseudomelanoma
Coriorretinopatia exudativa hemorrágica periférica
Inyección intravítrea
Vasculopatía coroidea polipoidea

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