title: Corneal hydrops associated with vernal conjunctivitis as a presenting sign of keratoconus in a Congolese child.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of unilateral corneal hydrops associated with vernal conjunctivitis as a presenting sign of keratoconus.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report. A 10-year-old girl with corneal hydrops of the left eye.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Visual acuity in the affected eye was hand motions and slit-lamp examination revealed a left keratoconic, ectasis, edematous cornea with mild vernal conjunctivitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hereditary and environmental factors may contribute to the etiology of keratoconus and corneal hydrops.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kinshasa, DR Congo. kaimbo@raga.net
authors.forename: Wa Kaimbo D
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Kaimbo
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003233:Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Q000209:etiology*; D015715:Corneal Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*