A Case of Sturge-Weber Syndrome.
- Author:
Jae Sun CHOI
1
;
Kun Pok YI
;
Ki Young HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Masan Koryo General Hospital, Masan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sturge-Weber syndrome
- MeSH:
Child;
Choroid;
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities;
Female;
Glaucoma;
Hemangioma;
Humans;
Hydrophthalmos;
Port-Wine Stain;
Sturge-Weber Syndrome*;
Trigeminal Nerve
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1989;30(3):459-464
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Sturge-Weber syndrome is a congenital disorder characterized by facial nevus flammeus along the distribution of the trigeminal nerve, ipsilatal leptomeningioma, buphthalmos, and choroidal angioma. The Authors experienced a case of Sturge-Weber syndrome in 9 year old female patient and glaucoma was controlled by trabecuectomy without any complications.
