Open AccessLeucocoria : Most Common Initial Sign of Retinoblastoma
Author(s) -
El Baroudi Taieb,
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B Sarah,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of ophthalmology research reviews and reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2754-4990
DOI - 10.47363/jorrr/2021(2)121
Subject(s) - retinoblastoma , coats' disease , retinopathy of prematurity , medicine , sign (mathematics) , pediatrics , ophthalmology , disease , optometry , retinal , pregnancy , mathematical analysis , biochemistry , chemistry , genetics , mathematics , biology , gene , gestational age
Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular cancer of childhood. We report the case of a 3-year-old child with unilateral leucocoria noticed by parents who revealed a retinoblastoma. Leucocoria can also indicate other vision threatening conditions : Coats’ disease, cataract, toxocariasis, retinopathy of prematurity for which prompt medical attention is needed.