Vandenbroucke S, Foets B, Wouters C, Casteels I. Bilateral congenital cataract with suspected lens-induced granulomatous uveitis.
J AAPOS 2014;
18:492-4. [PMID:
25262559 DOI:
10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.05.010]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
A healthy newborn baby girl presented with congenital bilateral cataract. Within a few days of presenting she also developed bilateral granulomatous uveitis, a condition generally linked in newborns to congenital infections, most frequently TORCHES syndrome (toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalic inclusion disease, herpesvirus, including Epstein-Barr, syphilis). Extensive investigation did not reveal any underlying etiologic mechanism. Treatment with topical and systemic steroids did not improve the uveitis. However, bilateral lens extraction resulted in a quick resolution of the uveitis.
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