White Glistening Dots in Macula: A Fundoscopy Clue for Genodermatosis
Journal Title: Ophthalmology and Vision Science - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Sjogren Larsson Syndrome(SLS), a traid of congenital icthyosis, mental retardation and spastic diplegia with bilateral macular dystrophy (seen in one third of cases and is pathognomic) was seen in a eight months baby and five year old children in two different Indian family born of consanguinous marriage. This case study is to emphasize the clinical importance of the ophthalmological features of the Sjögren-Larsson syndrome. Survey of available literature revealed around 200 SLS cases being reported.
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Hosamani Sushma, Biradar Sunil G, Warad Vijaykumar G
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