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Preventive treatment with oral sirolimus and aspirin in a newborn with severe Sturge‐Weber syndrome
Author(s) -
Triana Junco Paloma E.,
SánchezCarpintero Ignacio,
LópezGutiérrez Juan Carlos
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13841
Subject(s) - medicine , sturge–weber syndrome , aspirin , sirolimus , glaucoma , surgery , dermatology , anesthesia , ophthalmology
Sturge‐Weber syndrome ( SWS ) is characterized by facial capillary malformation, leptomeningeal capillary malformations, and choroidal and episcleral vascular malformations. These malformations produce neurologic and ophthalmological symptoms including seizures and glaucoma. A premature male newborn without prenatal diagnosis presented with severe bilateral SWS and was started on systemic sirolimus and aspirin. The patient has remained seizure‐free for 23 months and demonstrated an excellent response to pulsed dye laser treatment.