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Bilateral leukocoria in infant with afibrinogenemia
PURPOSE: To report a bilateral leukocoria case in a patient suffering from afibrinogenemia. METHODS: An observational case where congenital afibrinogenemia was presented with bilateral retinal and vitreous hemorrhages that proceeded to vitreoretinal surgery was presented. In addition, complete ophth...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2693975/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19668740 |
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author | Demir, M Necati Acar, Mehmet Akif Aral, Yusuf Ziya Ünlü, Nurten |
author_facet | Demir, M Necati Acar, Mehmet Akif Aral, Yusuf Ziya Ünlü, Nurten |
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description | PURPOSE: To report a bilateral leukocoria case in a patient suffering from afibrinogenemia. METHODS: An observational case where congenital afibrinogenemia was presented with bilateral retinal and vitreous hemorrhages that proceeded to vitreoretinal surgery was presented. In addition, complete ophthalmic and radiological examinations and vitreoretinal surgery were performed. RESULTS: Right eye had a complete recovery while the left eye showed serious proliferative vitreoretinopathy and shortened retina. Three years after the surgery clinical examination showed that the right eye was aphacic with an attached retina and clear ocular media while the left eye was phtysic. CONCLUSION: We recommend broad clotting profile for infants suffering from vitreous or retinal hemorrhages with no obvious physical abuse. Our present case furthermore implies that afibrinogenemia can lie beneath the pathogenesis of bilateral leukocoria and should alert physician for the presence of an afibrinogenemia among several types of bleeding predispositions. |
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spelling | pubmed-26939752009-08-10 Bilateral leukocoria in infant with afibrinogenemia Demir, M Necati Acar, Mehmet Akif Aral, Yusuf Ziya Ünlü, Nurten Clin Ophthalmol Case Report PURPOSE: To report a bilateral leukocoria case in a patient suffering from afibrinogenemia. METHODS: An observational case where congenital afibrinogenemia was presented with bilateral retinal and vitreous hemorrhages that proceeded to vitreoretinal surgery was presented. In addition, complete ophthalmic and radiological examinations and vitreoretinal surgery were performed. RESULTS: Right eye had a complete recovery while the left eye showed serious proliferative vitreoretinopathy and shortened retina. Three years after the surgery clinical examination showed that the right eye was aphacic with an attached retina and clear ocular media while the left eye was phtysic. CONCLUSION: We recommend broad clotting profile for infants suffering from vitreous or retinal hemorrhages with no obvious physical abuse. Our present case furthermore implies that afibrinogenemia can lie beneath the pathogenesis of bilateral leukocoria and should alert physician for the presence of an afibrinogenemia among several types of bleeding predispositions. Dove Medical Press 2008-06 /pmc/articles/PMC2693975/ /pubmed/19668740 Text en © 2008 Demir et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Demir, M Necati Acar, Mehmet Akif Aral, Yusuf Ziya Ünlü, Nurten Bilateral leukocoria in infant with afibrinogenemia |
title | Bilateral leukocoria in infant with afibrinogenemia |
title_full | Bilateral leukocoria in infant with afibrinogenemia |
title_fullStr | Bilateral leukocoria in infant with afibrinogenemia |
title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral leukocoria in infant with afibrinogenemia |
title_short | Bilateral leukocoria in infant with afibrinogenemia |
title_sort | bilateral leukocoria in infant with afibrinogenemia |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2693975/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19668740 |
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