Open AccessA 7-year-old female child of incontinentia pigmenti presenting with vitreous hemorrhage
Author(s) -
Sung-Ying Huang,
Lee-Jen Chen,
Shu Jun Chiu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_560_16
Subject(s) - medicine , incontinentia pigmenti , vitreous hemorrhage , fluorescein angiography , ophthalmology , retinal , dermatology , pediatrics , retinal detachment
Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a rare disease with multisystemic anomalies, which commonly presents just after birth. Here, we report a rare case of IP patient with vitreous hemorrhage in school-age children. Therefore, physicians have to be alert and evaluate IP patients at all ages. Regular ophthalmic follow-up is necessary, and fluorescein angiography should be performed if peripheral ischemia or neovascularization is suspected. The effect of peripheral laser ablation on peripheral retinal nonperfusion is not clear and merits further study.