Familial isolated retinal arteriolar tortuosity

What it is

A rare genetic cerebral small vessel disease characterized by isolated marked tortuosity of second-order and third-order retinal arteries with normal first-order arteries and venous system, typically located in the macular and peripapillary area and developing during childhood or early adulthood. The disease may be asymptomatic, although most patients present variable degrees of transient vision loss due to retinal hemorrhage following physical exertion or minor trauma.

Key facts

Prevalence

<1 / 1 000 000

Age of onset

Childhood

Inheritance

Autosomal dominant, Not applicable

Classified as

Disease

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

Gene

ICD-10 codes

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

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