Familial hypophosphatemic rickets causing ocular calcification and optic canal narrowing.
In a case of familial hypophosphatemic rickets, marked bone thickening caused narrowing of the optic canals, resulting in bilateral optic atrophy. The case also showed metastatic calcification in the walls of both globes.
Caldemeyer
K S
KS
Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202-5253, USA.
Smith
R R
RR
Edwards-Brown
M K
MK
D000293:Adolescent; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007015:Hypophosphatemia, Familial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology