Medical MCQ-Diffuse mottling of retina with focal areas of increased and decreased pigmentation between posterior pole and equator (Salt and pepper retinopathy) is observed in all of the following except:

Diffuse mottling of retina with focal areas of increased and decreased pigmentation between posterior pole and equator (Salt and pepper retinopathy) is observed in all of the following except:

Resolving retinal detachment

Phenothiazine toxicity

Congenital rubella

Fundus flavimaculatus

Question Category:

Ophthalmology

Correct Answer:

Resolving retinal detachment

Description:

Ans. a. Resolving retinal detachment (Ref: Kanki 7th/657- 666, Yanoffs 3rd/560-567)Salt and Pepper Fundus is a nonspecific term to describe areas of hypopigmentation due to atrophic retinal changes (salt) with pigmentary alterations from pigment migration (pepper) in large poions of retina.Causes of Salt and Pepper Fundus:Rubella (Congenital)Syphillis (Congenital)Leber amaurosis (Congenital)Mayous Batten disease (Maculo-cerebral facial degeneration)Phenothiazine toxicityRetinal dystrophiesFundus flavimaculatus (Stargardt's Disease)AlbinismRetinitis PigmentosaCystinosis

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