Early Onset and Rapid Progression of Glaucoma in
a Neonate with Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Suthida Chaithirayanon MD*, Sumalee Boonyaleephan MD**,
Arucha Treesirichod MD*, Vorasith Siripornpanich MD***
Affiliation :
* Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand
** Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand
*** Research Center for Neuroscience, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Nakhonpathom, Thailand
Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is an uncommon neurocutaneous syndrome usually presenting with a triad of
cutaneous, neurological, and ophthalmological symptoms. The cutaneous lesion can be observed at birth in most cases
while the symptoms of the nervous and ocular systems involvement usually appear later in life. The most common ocular
manifestation in SWS is glaucoma, which can occur in the early-life period. The authors reported a case of SWS in which
the symptoms of glaucoma rapidly developed within two weeks following an ophthalmologic evaluation that was initially
negative at the age of one week.
Keywords : Sturge-Weber syndrome, Glaucoma, Port-wine stain, Ocular symptoms, Neonate
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