Sturge-Weber syndrome and glaucoma

Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by capillary venous malformations in the skin, eye, and brain with the occurrence of angiomas of the face, choroid, and leptomeninges. The characteristics signs include facial port-wine birth mark, glaucoma, choroidal hemangioma...

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Published in:Journal of pharmacy & bioallied science 2021-11, Vol.13 (6), p.1765-1768
Main Authors: Anbuselvan, Sambavi, Venkatachalam, Paneerselvam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Cognitive ability
Glaucoma
Hemangioma
neurocutaneous syndrome
sturge–weber syndrome
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Summary:Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by capillary venous malformations in the skin, eye, and brain with the occurrence of angiomas of the face, choroid, and leptomeninges. The characteristics signs include facial port-wine birth mark, glaucoma, choroidal hemangioma with brain malformations, and cognitive abnormalities. In this article, we have documented the case report of a 24-year-old male with SWS presenting with glaucoma.
ISSN:0975-7406
0976-4879
0975-7406
DOI:10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_354_21