Corneal ectasia, cerulean (blue dot) cataract with acute hydrops in a child with Down’s syndrome and hypothyroidism – a rare presentation
Down’s syndrome or trisomy 21 is a genetic disorder caused by presence of all or a part of a third copy of chromosome 21. Keratoconus occurs in up to 15% of the adult population with Down’s syndrome. There is a close consortium between trisomy 21 and keratoconus (a conical ectatic protrusion of the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2023-03-01
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| Series: | GMS Ophthalmology Cases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/oc/2023-13/oc000215.shtml |