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DYSTROPHIE MACULAIRE AILES PAPILLON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- butterfly-shaped pigment dystrophy
1, record 1, English, butterfly%2Dshaped%20pigment%20dystrophy
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- butterfly-shaped pattern dystrophy 1, record 1, English, butterfly%2Dshaped%20pattern%20dystrophy
correct, noun
- butterfly-shaped macular dystrophy 2, record 1, English, butterfly%2Dshaped%20macular%20dystrophy
correct, noun
- butterfly-shaped dystrophy 3, record 1, English, butterfly%2Dshaped%20dystrophy
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Butterfly-shaped pigment dystrophy ... In this autosomal dominant macular dystrophy, a spoke-like pigment pattern that may resemble the shape of a butterfly is observed in the macula. The phenotype belongs to the group of pattern dystrophies, a heterogeneous spectrum of retinal disorders, characterized by a variety of yellow, orange, grey-green or darkly pigmented patterns. 1, record 1, English, - butterfly%2Dshaped%20pigment%20dystrophy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Butterfly-shaped dystrophy is ... first evident in late childhood, characterized by normal or mildly reduced visual acuity, and normal color vision, peripheral visual fields, and dark adaptation. 4, record 1, English, - butterfly%2Dshaped%20pigment%20dystrophy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dystrophie maculaire en ailes de papillon
1, record 1, French, dystrophie%20maculaire%20en%20ailes%20de%20papillon
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dystrophie en ailes de papillon 2, record 1, French, dystrophie%20en%20ailes%20de%20papillon
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affection maculaire rare et peu évolutive où l’épithélium pigmenté maculaire est remanié et présente des travées radiaires d’hyperplasie, aux extrémités renflées, centrées sur la fovéola et de la longueur d’un diamètre papillaire, formant ainsi une image en croix ou en ailes de papillon. 1, record 1, French, - dystrophie%20maculaire%20en%20ailes%20de%20papillon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La dystrophie maculaire en ailes de papillon est une affection autosomique dominante. 3, record 1, French, - dystrophie%20maculaire%20en%20ailes%20de%20papillon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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