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Congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium usually occurs as a solitary lesion, although the lesions can occur in groups. They are black or gray-brown and in young patients are easily identified because of a depigmented “halo” that surrounds the lesion. The lesion is usually round, although it can be oval, and for the most part is flat. As the individual ages, the pigmentation atrophies; usually the black pigment loses its color, leaving a lesion that ultimately becomes round and centrally depigmented. There is often a “halo” of depigmentation around the lesion.
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Orellana, J., Friedman, A.H. (1993). Congenital Hypertrophy of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium. In: Clinico-Pathological Atlas of Congenital Fundus Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9320-7_34
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