Retinal arteriovenous malformation and cerebral cavernous malformation in a 6-year-old child

• Published in: Journal of AAPOS Vol. 28; no. 6; p. 104046
• Main Authors: Milczyńska, Wiktoria, Tay, Nicole, Kogiantis, Alexandros
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2024
• Subjects: Arteriovenous Malformations - diagnosis; Arteriovenous Malformations - diagnostic imaging; Child; Female; Fluorescein Angiography - methods; Headache - etiology; Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System - diagnosis; Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Ophthalmology; Retinal Artery - abnormalities; Retinal Artery - diagnostic imaging; Retinal Vein - abnormalities; Retinal Vein - diagnostic imaging; Retinal Vein - pathology; Tomography, Optical Coherence - methods
• ISSN: 1091-8531; 1528-3933; 1528-3933
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2024.104046

Retinal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare congenital, nonhereditary vascular anomalies of the retina. We report the case of a 6-year-old child presenting with recurrent frontal headaches. Funduscopy examination revealed an AVM in the right eye, inferior to the optic nerve head. Optical coherence tomography and retinal imaging confirmed the presence of an AVM measuring 3 disk diameters. Magnetic resonance imaging of the head revealed a cavernous malformation in the right frontal subcortical region.