title: Lensectomy in an infant with cri du chat syndrome and cataracts.
abstract: We report an 11-month-old infant with cri du chat syndrome and cataracts. The chromosomal abnormality was transmitted via a balanced 5/11 translocation from a phenotypically normal mother. The child underwent bilateral cataract extraction and was fitted with extended wear contact lenses. Congenital cataracts may be associated with cri du chat syndrome.
authors.affiliation: LSU Eye Center, New Orleans 70112.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Black
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000150:complications; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D003262:Contact Lenses, Extended-Wear; D003410:Cri-du-Chat Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree