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Bilateral persistent fetal vasculature due to a mutation in the Norrie disease protein gene.
The neuroradiology journal - 1 Dec 2015
Payabvash Seyedmehdi, Anderson Jill S, Nascene David R
Abstract excerpt
We report a case of a 7-week-old boy with bilateral leukocoria and asymmetric microphthalmia who was found to have Norrie disease. Symmetrically hyperdense globes with no evidence of calcification were seen on CT scan. The MRI showed bilateral retinal hemorrhages resulting in conical vitreous chambers-narrow at the optic disc and widened toward the lens-characteristic of persistent fetal vasculature. Genetic...
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