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ASENSIO-SANCHEZ, VM et al. Acute zonal outer occult retinopathy. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol [online]. 2005, vol.80, n.10, pp.603-605. ISSN 0365-6691.

Case report: In May 2001 a 10-year-old boy, examined 3 months after the development of a large temporal scotoma in the right eye, was diagnosed with photopsia. The fundus appeared normal, visual field examination revealed a large temporal defect and, in July 2001, electroretinography (ERG) was nonrecordable. The left eye was normal. The field defects and ERG abnormality remained 4 years later, and the fundus developed a sharply demarcated zone of atrophy of the RPE. Discussion: We report a typical case of acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR). Although rare, its symptoms are variable, and its shape is not characteristic, making it difficult to make the correct diagnosis.

Palabras clave : AZOOR; ERG.