Coats' disease and bilateral cataract in a child with Turner syndrome: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
To report the first case in which Coats' disease was observed with infantile cataract in a girl with Turner syndrome (TS).


METHODS
We examined a 4-year-old female infant with TS who was referred with a diagnosis of leukocoria in the left eye.


CONCLUSIONS
Examination under anaesthesia revealed a bilateral punctate cataract and left eye fundus showed vascular retinal abnormalities typical of Coats' disease. Cryotherapy was performed on the telangiectatic vessels and the child was followed up for a period of 12 months. Despite cryotherapy resulting in regression of the peripheral exudates, an exudative maculopathy persisted with poor visual outcome. We suggest that Coats' disease should be considered as a rare ocular manifestation in TS.
Beby
F
F
Department of Ophthalmology, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Lyon, France. francis.beby@libertysurf.fr
Roche
O
O
Burillon
C
C
Denis
P
P
D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017679:Cryotherapy / Q000379:methods; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D014792:Visual Acuity