New findings in the Parry-Romberg syndrome: a case report.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To describe further findings in the Parry-Romberg syndrome that might contribute towards a better understanding of the disease.

DESIGN:

Case report.

METHODS:

The clinical history of a patient with the Parry-Romberg syndrome was studied, and fluorangiography and echography were carried out.

RESULTS:

Clinical observation revealed classic hemifacial atrophy; fluorescein angiography showed telangiectasis, light staining of the retina, and leakage from the largest telangiectasis and the optic disc vessels; echography showed shrinkage of the eyeball and thinning of the extraocular muscles.

CONCLUSIONS:

Enophthalmos in this disease is caused not only by progressive fat atrophy but also by shrinkage of the eyeball and thinning of the extraocular muscles; the shrinkage of the eyeball helps explain the presence of choroidal and retinal folding and hyperopia, confirming the primary involvement of connective tissue in this disease.

• Authors: F Bandello, N Rosa, F Ghisolfi, A Sebastiani
• Journal: European journal of ophthalmology (Eur J Ophthalmol) 2002 Nov-Dec Vol. 12 Issue 6 Pg. 556-8 ISSN: 1120-6721 [Print] United States
• PMID: 12510729 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Child
• Enophthalmos (diagnosis)
• Facial Hemiatrophy (diagnosis)
• Female
• Fluorescein Angiography
• Humans
• Retinal Diseases (diagnosis)
• Retinal Vessels (pathology)
• Telangiectasis (diagnosis)