title: Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) associated with infantile osteoporosis: case report.
abstract: Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is an inherited blinding condition characterized by abnormal development of the retinal vasculature. The authors describe a rare case of the disease associated with severe infantile osteoporosis in a young female patient. The patient was submitted to multiple vitreoretinal procedures in both eyes due to tractional macular detachments. The case was complicated by diffuse uveitis of difficult control in one eye, which stimulated proliferative vitreoretinopathy and retinal redetachment. The inflammatory potential of drugs used in the control of the osteoporosis, in contrast with the inherent inflammatory activity the disease, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior de Ciências, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória, ES, Brazil. biccas@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Laurentino
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Biccas Neto
authors.forename: Arthur Silva de
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mesquita
authors.forename: Iuri Drumond
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Louro
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014821:Vitrectomy; D018630:Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery