UNILATERAL BEST DISEASE: A CASE REPORT.

PURPOSE: To describe the multimodal imaging findings observed unilaterally in a patient with Best disease due to a p.G15D mutation in the BEST1 gene.

METHODS

The clinical history of a 62-year-old female patient with unilateral Best disease was reviewed. Retinal findings were documented by clinical examination and multimodal imaging.

RESULTS

Posterior segment examination of the patient's right eye demonstrated retinal pigment epithelium hypopigmentation and clumping in the central macula beneath a chronic shallow serous retinal detachment (SRD), confirmed by optical coherence tomography. Fluorescein angiography showed central staining with no evidence of focal leakage or choroidal neovascularization, and correlated with the hypoautofluorescence seen on fundus autofluorescence. There was no evidence of choroidal hyperpermeability on indocyanine green angiography, nor was there any neovascularization detected on optical coherence tomography-angiography. The left eye appeared normal with all imaging modalities.

CONCLUSION

Best disease is an autosomal dominant disease that is generally bilateral. We present a case of a unilateral Best disease with serous retinal detachment in a patient with a p.G15D mutation in BEST1. Best disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of serous retinal detachment and may masquerade as central serous chorioretinopathy.