Article: Sclerochoroidal calcification associated with Gitelman syndrome and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition

Sclerochoroidal calcification is an uncommon condition. Metabolic evaluation and clinical examination are important to exclude associated systemic conditions such as the Bartter and Gitelman syndromes. It has been suggested that the lesions seen in sclerochoroidal calcification are calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals. This report describes the first documented case in the UK of sclerochoroidal calcification associated with Gitelman syndrome and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition.

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Sclerochoroidal Calcification Associated with Gitelman Syndrome and Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Deposition