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Occurrence of atypical acute bilateral multifocal choroidal neovascularization in membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II

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We report an unusual case of acute recurrent bilateral multifocal choroidal neovascularization that was associated with histologically proven membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II and did not resolve with laser photocoagulation. Early development of subretinal neovascular membranes with widespread retinal pigment epithelial changes in this condition may heraid poor prognosis despite laser ablation of the neovascular tuft.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC. Dr. Chalam is currently

    K. V. Chalam MD, MS, FACS, Junping Li MD, PhD & Ramesh C. Tripathi MD, PhD, FACS

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Chalam, K.V., Li, J. & Tripathi, R.C. Occurrence of atypical acute bilateral multifocal choroidal neovascularization in membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II. Ann Ophthalmol 32, 320–324 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12009-000-0072-8

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