2 Cases of Familial Retinal Arteriolar Tortuosity within One Family.

Kim, Ki Seok; Kim, In Tae; Lee, Won Ki

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2005;46(10):1751-1755.
Published online October 31, 2005.

2 Cases of Familial Retinal Arteriolar Tortuosity within One Family.

Ki Seok Kim, In Tae Kim, Won Ki Lee

Department of Ophthalmology, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. wklee@catholic.ac.kr

한 가족 두 명에서 발견된 가족성 망막세동맥 만곡증

김기석,김인태,이원기

Department of Ophthalmology, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence: Ki-Seok Kim, M.D.

Abstract

PURPOSE
To report two cases of familial retinal arteriolar tortuosity found in a 62-year-old female patient and her daughter. To our knowledge, this is the first time this familial condition has been observed in Korea. METHODS: Retinal arteriolar tortuosity was observed in a 62-year-old female patient. For the differential diagnosis of retinal vascular tortuosity, we performed diverse laboratory tests and thorough history taking. Suspecting familial association, we performed a careful ocular examination on her 32-year-old daughter. RESULTS: Similar patterns of retinal arteriolar tortuosity were observed in her daughter's fundus, to a lesser degree. We diagnosed the female patient and her daughter with familial retinal arteriolar tortuosity. CONCLUSIONS: We present two cases of familial arteriolar tortuosity within one family. This is the first report of familial arteriolar tortuosity in Korea to our knowledge.

Key Words: Arteriolar;Familial;Tortuosity