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| Familial myelinated nerve fibres with proliferative vitreoretinopathy | ||||||
| Mehra A1, Safia H Ahmed2, Carpi Akikio Olali1, Ahmed S1, Gupta M1 | ||||||
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1Department of Ophthalmology, Pilgrim Hospital, Sibsey Road, Boston PE21 9QS, United Kingdom.
2Royal Blackburn Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 3HH, United Kingdom. | ||||||
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| Mehra A, Ahmed SH, Olali CA, Ahmed S, Gupta M. Familial myelinated nerve fibres with proliferative vitreoretinopathy. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2014;5(5):370–372. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
To report a rare case of familial myelinated nerve fibres with vitreoretinal complications.
Case Report: A three and half-year-old boy with reduced vision (right 6/60, left 6/12) was found to have extensive bilateral myelinated nerve fibres with similar lesion in the parent. The child later developed vitreous hemorrhage in the left eye and examination confirmed localized proliferative vitreoretinopathy. Conclusion: This is probably the first reported case of familial myelinated nerve fibres with proliferative vitreoretinopathy, vitreous hemorrhage and bilateral amblyopia. Our case and the few other reported familial ones suggest a dual pattern of occurrence of the myelinated retinal fibres; sporadic and genetic. | |
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Keywords:
Myelinated fibres, vitreoretinopathy, Familial, Amblyopia, Vitreous hemorrhage
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Author Contributions
Mehra A – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Safia H Ahmed – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Carpi Akikio Olali – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Ahmed S – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Gupta M – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support
None |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© 2014 Mehra A et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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