[Spontaneous and bilateral anterior luxation of the lens in a 5-year-old child].
The authors report a case of bilateral spontaneous dislocation of the lens in a five-year-old boy. This rare complication can be encountered in certain congenital abnormalities of the lens and zonule. The dislocation has been revealed by an acute glaucoma. The mains causes like Marfan's syndrome and homocystinuria were not found but due to their most severe prognosis. The patient must be followed carefully.
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Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Sénégal.
Seck
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CM
Faye
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Brassier
P K
PK
Cisse
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MB
Diagne
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M
D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000209:etiology; D006712:Homocystinuria / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
Luxation antérieure bilatérale et spontanée du cristallin chez un garçon de 5 ans.