Senior-loken syndrome complicated with severe coats disease-like exudative retinopathy.
BACKGROUND
Senior-Loken syndrome is a rare disorder that combines juvenile nephronophthisis with retinitis pigmentosa.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
A 9-year-old Japanese girl diagnosed with Senior-Loken syndrome subsequently developed severe Coats disease-like exudative retinopathy. Although retinal coagulation, pars plana lensectomy, and vitrectomy were performed, she lost light perception in both eyes.


CONCLUSIONS
Faulty vascular morphogenesis and its dysfunction might contribute to the development of Coats disease-like exudative retinopathy in Senior-Loken syndrome.
From the Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan.
Takaki
T
Sato
Masashi
M
Mimura
Tetsuya
T
Sugiyama
Takatoshi
T
Maeno
Eisuke
E
Ishizaki
Masahiro
M
Minami
Jun
J
Sugasawa
Tsunehiko
T
Ikeda