Bone spicule pigmentation is a hallmark of:
a. chorioretinal pigmentosa.
b. cytomegalovirus infection.
c. lipemia retinalis.
d. retinitis pigmentosa.
D
Retinitis pigmentosa is inherited night blindness; it is characterized by the hallmark pigmentation of the peripheral fields or bone spicules. Chorioretinal pigmentosa and cytomegalovirus infection are not limited to night blindness, and lipemia retinalis is a result of an increase in triglyceride levels.
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