Apert's syndrome: ophthalmic importance and clinical findings.

Full Abstract

Apert's syndrome is a rare form of craniosynostosis that exhibits with many ocular manifestations. We present two cases of Apert's syndrome. Our first case is a 10-year-old girl admitted with exotropia, V pattern and proptosis on examination. Investigations revealed coronal craniosynostosis, cleft palate, vaginal atresia and syndactyly of the hands and feet. The second case is a 5-year-old boy presented with hypertelorism, exotropia, dissociated vertical deviation and proptosis. Investigations revealed coronal craniosynostosis, bifid uvula and syndactyly of the hands and feet.

Author information

Author/s: Caça, Ihsan (I); Caça, Fatma Nur (FN); Sakalar, Yildirim Bayezit (YB); Erdem, Seyfettin (S); Alakus, Fuat (F); Ciftci, Suleyman (S); Dogan, Eyüp (E);

Affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey. icaca(-atsign-)dicle.edu.tr

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Annals of ophthalmology (Skokie, Ill.) (Ann Ophthalmol (Skokie)), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-; vol 41 (issue 1) : pp 44-6

Dates: Created 2009/05/05; Completed 2009/06/01;

PMID: 19413227, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/1/2009, IMS Date: 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Acrocephalosyndactylia - complications; diagnosis
Child
Child, Preschool
Exophthalmos - diagnosis; etiology
Exotropia - diagnosis; etiology

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