Conjunctival Telangiectasia in a Patient with Ataxia Telangiectasia: A Case Report

The purpose of this paper is to report a 7-year-old patient who developed bilateral conjunctival hyperemia while being under treatment of pneumonia in Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic at Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital. Ophthalmological examination revealed bilateral conjunctival tela...

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Published inTurk oftalmoloji gazetesi Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 75 - 77
Main Authors Özge Pınar Akarsu, Cemile Üçgül Atılgan, Dilek Güven
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Turkish
Published Galenos Yayinevi 01.01.2012
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Ataxia telangiectasia
conjunctiva
oculocutaneous telangiectasia
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to report a 7-year-old patient who developed bilateral conjunctival hyperemia while being under treatment of pneumonia in Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic at Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital. Ophthalmological examination revealed bilateral conjunctival telangiectasias which were thought to be the ophthalmologic sign of ataxia telangiectasia after considering the other clinical findings, laboratory and imaging results, and family history. (Turk J Oph thal mol 2012; 42: 75-7)
ISSN:1300-0659
2147-2661
DOI:10.4274/tjo.42.86580