title: Fanconi anemia and primary cataracts: first case.
abstract: Fanconi anemia or pancytopenia is an autosomal recessive condition presenting with a combination of pancytopenia with a mean age of onset of about eight years, a tendency to leukemia, and congenital anomalies. Although ocular abnormalities have been described, cataracts have not been previously reported. We present a patient with proven Fanconi anemia and cataracts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merriman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mora
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McGaughran
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005199:Fanconi Anemia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans