Description of the disease * EnglishPolish Pobierz sekcję do PDF Definition A rare neurovascular malformation characterized by a unilateral, direct communication between the arterial and venous system in the retina via abnormal, enlarged vessels, but without interposed capillaries. The inferotemporal vasculature is most commonly affected. Patients may be asymptomatic or present with variable degrees of visual loss. Local vascular complications include vascular occlusions or retinal or vitreous hemorrhages. The anomaly may occur in isolation or as part of Wyburn-Mason syndrome, in which intracranial (usually ipsilateral) arteriovenous malformations are present. Disease data Classification Morphological anomaly Synonyms Congenital arteriovenous anastomoses of the retina Wrodzone anastomozy tętniczo-żylne w siatkówce Congenital arteriovenous communication of the retina Congenital retinal arteriovenous anastomoses ORPHA code 353334 OMIM code - ICD10 code Q14.1 ICD11 code - *Soruce Extended description of the disease Pobierz sekcję do PDF No additional description. Orphanet - interntowa baza danych dotyczących rzadkich chorób i sierochych leków. ©INSERM 1999 - Dostępna na stronie www.orphanet.pl