[Von Hippel-Lindau disease: family study].
METHODS
The case of 5 members of a family who suffer from Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is presented. It is shown that retinal capillary hemangioma was the main ophthalmic symptom, with hemovitreous and tractional retinal detachment as the main complications.


CONCLUSIONS
VHL disease is rare, but very serious, even fatal, thus it is important to obtain an early diagnosis by ophthalmoscopy, in order to change the visual prognosis and life expectancy, not only for the patient, but also for the family.
Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, España. anadupi83@hotmail.com
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González Escobar
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Morillo Sánchez
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García-Campos
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D000368:Aged; D020295:Brain Stem Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000235:genetics; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000235:genetics; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D010375:Pedigree; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000235:genetics; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult; D006623:von Hippel-Lindau Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology