Sympathetic Ophthalmia in a 22-Month-Old Infant With Sturge-Weber Syndrome With Atypical Histopathological Correlation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) and sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) are unusual pathologies. Their association has not been previously reported. This unusual diagnosis can be elucidated by clinical suspicion.

Methods

Case report of a 22-month-old female with SO.

Results

SWS with a unilateral diffuse choroidal hemangioma. The exciting eye had multiple surgeries for glaucoma that required enucleation. Clinical picture of SO was found on the sympathizing eye. Atypical histopathology (nongranulomatous choroidal infiltrate and perivascular mononuclear cells) is found in the enucleated eye.

Conclusions

To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first description of an association of SWS, diffuse choroidal hemangioma, infantile glaucoma, and SO. Many confoundi

SUBMITTER: Cernichiaro-Espinosa LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8291720 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature