Bilateral leukocoria in infant with afibrinogenemia

To report a bilateral leukocoria case in a patient suffering from afibrinogenemia. 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 radiolog...

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Published in:Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) N.Z.), 2008-06, Vol.2 (2), p.469-473
Main Authors: Demir, M Necati, Acar, Mehmet Akif, Aral, Yusuf Ziya, Unlü, Nurten
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
afibrinogenemia
Case Report
Eye surgery
Ophthalmology
Retina
retinal hemorrhage
vitrectomy
vitreous hemorrhage
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Summary:To report a bilateral leukocoria case in a patient suffering from afibrinogenemia. 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. 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. 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.
ISSN:1177-5467
1177-5483
1177-5483
DOI:10.2147/OPTH.S2369