Primary megalocornea: Case report
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed). 2020 Apr;95(4):201-204.
doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2019.12.016.
Epub 2020 Feb 11.
[Article in
English,
Spanish]
Affiliations
- 1 Centro de Referencia de Glaucoma y Cataratas, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
- 2 Centro Universitario Atenas, Paracatu, Brasil.
- 3 Centro Universitario Atenas, Paracatu, Brasil. Electronic address: josuedasilvabrito1998@gmail.com.
Abstract
The neonate has a horizontal diameter of the cornea, usually up to 10mm with growth up to 2mm in the first 2 years of life. We report a case of megalocornea, a rare, recessive, X-linked disorder in a 3-month-old child, seeking to review what the medical literature brings information about the condition, as well as diagnostic and follow-up parameters, of its main differential diagnoses.
Keywords:
Congenital glaucoma; Enfermedades genéticas ligadas al cromosoma X; Glaucoma congénito; Malformaciones del sistema nervioso; Megalocornea; Megalocórnea; Nervous system malformation; X-linked genetic diseases.
Copyright © 2020 Sociedad Española de Oftalmología. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Cornea / anatomy & histology
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Eye Diseases, Hereditary* / diagnosis
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Eye Diseases, Hereditary* / etiology
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Eye Diseases, Hereditary* / therapy
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Genetic Diseases, X-Linked* / diagnosis
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Genetic Diseases, X-Linked* / etiology
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Genetic Diseases, X-Linked* / therapy
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Humans
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Infant
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Male