title: Prenatal diagnosis of fetal cataract: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of prenatally diagnosed fetal cataract and conduct a systematic review of previously reported cases.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of the literature based mainly on Pubmed search using specific keywords in order to list cataract causes diagnosed prenatally and in early childhood, isolated or associated with microphthalmia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A differential diagnosis list and specific prenatal diagnosis testing are suggested in order to offer the best management of this rare fetal condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Saint Luc University Hospital, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Léonard
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: Anne-Lise
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hiel
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hubinont
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008850:Microphthalmos / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D013577:Syndrome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal