Atypical unilateral subluxation of lens in Marfan Syndrome- A case report
Abstract
A 12 year old male presented with complaints of visual impairment in the right eye for the
past 2 years. Features suggestive of Marfan Syndrome such as high arched palate, funnel shaped
chest, scoliosis, wrist sign, thumbs sign, arachnodactyly and pes planus were noted. Urine was
negative for metabolic disorders. Cardiac examination was normal. Right eye showed infero-temporal
lens subluxation with zonular dehiscence. The left eye lens was normal.
past 2 years. Features suggestive of Marfan Syndrome such as high arched palate, funnel shaped
chest, scoliosis, wrist sign, thumbs sign, arachnodactyly and pes planus were noted. Urine was
negative for metabolic disorders. Cardiac examination was normal. Right eye showed infero-temporal
lens subluxation with zonular dehiscence. The left eye lens was normal.
Full Text:
PDFReferences
Nelson text book of Pediatrics 18th edition.vol2.
Harrison's Principles of Internal medicine 18th edition.vol2.
Nahum Y, Spierer A. Ocular features of Marfan syndrome: diagnosis and management. IMAJ
;10:179-181.
Zadeh N, Bernstein J, Niemi AK, Dugan S et al. Ectopia lentis as the presenting and primary
feature in Marfan syndrome. Am J Med Genet 2011 part A 155:2661-2668.
Zaidi ZH. Bilateral ectopia lentis in Marfan syndrome,Canad M.A.J, 1960 vol82.
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
An initiative of The Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University