Sturge-Weber syndrome: decrease in intraocular pressure after transpupillary thermotherapy for diffuse choroidal haemangioma
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Photodynamic Therapy for Diffuse Choroidal Hemangioma in Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Purpose. To report the treatment outcome of photodynamic therapy with verteporfin (PDT) for exudative retinal detachment (RD) associated with diffuse choroidal hemangioma in Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS). Methods. An interventional case report of a 10-year-old girl with SWS who developed an exudative RD (visual acuity hand motions) that was treated with PDT. She was treated with a first session o...
متن کاملSturge-Weber Syndrome Associated with Monolateral Ocular Melanocytosis, Iris Mammillations, and Diffuse Choroidal Haemangioma
We present the case of a 12-year-old boy with Sturge-Weber syndrome and ocular melanocytosis who presented with bilateral naevus flammeus of the face and hyperpigmentation of the right iris associated with ipsilateral iris mammillations. The patient had glaucoma and a diffuse choroidal haemangioma of the right eye. Optical coherence tomography of the anterior segment confirmed iris hyper-pigmen...
متن کاملSturge–Weber Syndrome with Choroidal Hemangioma
1. Weissman K, Wadskov S, Mikkelsen HI, Knudsen L, Christensen KC, Storgaard L. Acquired zinc deficiency dermatoses in man. Arch Dermatol 1978;114:1509‐11. 2. Joshi A, Ratnu KS, Joshi KC, Vyas PC. Trace elements in nephrotic syndrome and chronic renal failure. Indian J Nephrol 1993;3:48‐50. 3. Perrone L, Gialanella G, Giordano V, La Manna A, Moro R, Di Toro R. Impaired zinc metabolic status in ...
متن کاملHistopathological findings in human choroidal melanomas after transpupillary thermotherapy.
AIMS The effect of transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) on human choroidal melanomas was investigated by means of histopathology. METHODS Before enucleation TTT was performed in 11 eyes with a xenon are photocoagulator with a red filter or a diode laser at 810 nm. The exposure time was 1 minute; the estimated temperature at the top of the tumour was about 65 degrees C. RESULTS Seven of 11 tum...
متن کامل[Management of childhood glaucoma associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome].
PURPOSE Sturge-Weber syndrome is a rare congenital disorder consisting of cutaneous, leptomeningeal and ocular vascular malformations. Glaucoma occurs in 30-70 % of patients. Treatment is challenging due to a high risk of severe complications such as expulsive haemorrhage, massive choroidal effusion and serous retinal detachment. Ocular findings and the occurrence of complications under differe...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ophthalmologica
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1755-375X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01811.x