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Bilateral vitreous hemorrhage in a newborn with Stickler syndrome associated with a novel COL2A1 mutation.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - 1 Jun 2011
Gerth-Kahlert Christina, Grisanti Salvatore, Berger Eike, Höhn Rene, Witt Gabriele, Jung Ursula
Abstract excerpt
Bilateral preretinal and vitreous hemorrhages in infants are rare and can present a diagnostic challenge, with nonaccidental trauma included in the differential diagnosis. We present the case of a 4-week-old boy in which a Pierre Robin sequence and a positive family history led to the clinical diagnosis of Stickler syndrome, which was confirmed by the identification of a disease-causing novel deletion of 2...
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