Open AccessAicardi syndrome in a prematurely born baby with retinopathy of prematurity: eye as a window to a systemic pathology
Author(s) -
David Aggarwal,
Debasmita Majhi,
Tapas Ranjan Padhi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2020-235750
Subject(s) - medicine , retinopathy of prematurity , pediatrics , retinopathy , ophthalmology , gestational age , pregnancy , genetics , endocrinology , biology , diabetes mellitus
Many of the ophthalmic pathologies can co-exist and when taken together can at times give a clue to a life-threatening systemic condition. Presented here is a case of Aicardi syndrome in a prematurely born baby with retinopathy of prematurity . Early diagnosis by the ophthalmologist helped the baby for a timely neurological attention.