A Case of Carotid Aneurysm in Familial Retinal Arterial Tortuosity.

Author: Je Hyun SEO ¹ ; Ivana KIM ; Hyeong Gon YU
Author Information

1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, and Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. hgonyu@snu.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Familial retinal arterial tortuosity (fRAT); Internal carotid artery aneurysm
MeSH: Adult; Aneurysm/*complications/radiography; Angiography; Carotid Artery Diseases/*complications/radiography; *Carotid Artery, Internal; Diagnosis, Differential; Eye Abnormalities/complications/diagnosis/*genetics; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Retinal Artery/*abnormalities; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Torsion Abnormality/complications/diagnosis/*genetics; Visual Acuity
From:Korean Journal of Ophthalmology 2009;23(1):57-58
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: A 44-year-old woman who showed recurrent vitreous hemorrhages with vascular tortuosity received CT angiography which revealed an internal carotid artery aneurysm. A case of internal carotid aneurysm was associated with a pattern of retinal arteriolar tortuosity pathognomic for familial retinal arterial tortuosity (fRAT), suggesting possible involvement of the cerebral circulation. We present a case of internal carotid aneurysm associated with a pattern of retinal arteriolar tortuosity pathognomic for fRAT.