title: [Keratoconus in Mulvihill-Smith syndrome].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Mulvihill-Smith syndrome consists of a large number of stigmata. A few of them are also seen in the LEOPARD syndrome. In both syndromes keratoconus has not yet been reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a twenty-year-old male patient suffering from keratoconus in connection with a Mulvihill-Smith syndrome. A keratoplasty à chaud was done after perforation of the corneal ulcer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As a major complication corneal graft rejection is known after keratoplasty à chaud. However, in our patient immunological graft failure may be prevented by the T-cell defect.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Ophthalmologie, Christian-Albrecht-Universität zu Kiel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rau
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Duncker
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Keratokonus bei Mulvihill-Smith-Syndrom.