Congenital Bilateral Anophthalmia: a Case Report and Review of Literature
| Autor: | Zlatko Musanovic, Vahid Jusufovic, Meliha Halilbasic, Arnes Cabric |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Case Report Congenital Abnormalities 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Rare Diseases antenatal care blind child Medicine Humans Anophthalmia Bosnia and Herzegovina 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Infant Newborn Anophthalmos General Medicine medicine.disease Pediatric clinic eye diseases reconstructive surgery Female business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Medical Archives |
| ISSN: | 0350-199X |
| Popis: | Introduction Anophthalmia is congenital absence of the eyes; it may be unilateral or bilateral. Though rare, it occurs worldwide. It usually occurs in association with other systemic malformations. Case report Therefore, the case of a female child delivered in University Clinic Center Tuzla is presented here with bilateral anophthalmia. The diagnosis was confirmed with an ocular computer tomography (CT) scan that showed under development of both globes within the orbit with a conclusion of bilateral anophthalmia. No other anomalies were found. Conclusion This is unique case in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as according to the literature this is the first case of anophthalmia presented in this region. Currently two years ago she is followed both in ophthalmic and pediatric clinic at University Clinical Center in Tuzla. |
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