A case of carotid aneurysm in familial retinal arterial tortuosity

Korean J Ophthalmol. 2009 Mar;23(1):57-8. doi: 10.3341/kjo.2009.23.1.57. Epub 2009 Mar 9.

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.

Keywords: Familial retinal arterial tortuosity (fRAT); Internal carotid artery aneurysm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm / complications*
  • Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Angiography
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / complications*
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery, Internal*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eye Abnormalities / complications
  • Eye Abnormalities / diagnosis
  • Eye Abnormalities / genetics*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Retinal Artery / abnormalities*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Torsion Abnormality / complications
  • Torsion Abnormality / diagnosis
  • Torsion Abnormality / genetics*
  • Visual Acuity