Photodynamic therapy for diffuse choroidal hemangioma in a child with Sturge-Weber syndrome.

Abstract

Sturge-Weber syndrome is a rare neurocutaneous disorder involving the leptomeninges, skin of the face, and, in 40% of cases, diffuse choroidal hemangioma. We report the case of a 6-year-old girl with Sturge-Weber syndrome and a large diffuse choroidal hemangioma with retinal detachment involving the majority of the retina. The patient underwent photodynamic therapy. The retinal detachment resolved completely within 3 months of treatment. This case represents the youngest patient in the literature to undergo successful treatment with photodynamic therapy for Sturge-Weber syndrome-associated diffuse choroidal hemangioma.

• Authors: Ryan Nugent, Lawrence Lee, Anthony Kwan
• Journal: Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (J AAPOS) Vol. 19 Issue 2 Pg. 181-3 (Apr 2015) ISSN: 1528-3933 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25828818 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Crown Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Photosensitizing Agents
• Porphyrins
• Verteporfin

Topics

• Child
• Choroid Neoplasms (diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
• Female
• Fluorescein Angiography
• Hemangioma (diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
• Humans
• Photochemotherapy
• Photosensitizing Agents (therapeutic use)
• Porphyrins (therapeutic use)
• Sturge-Weber Syndrome (complications, diagnosis, physiopathology)
• Verteporfin
• Visual Acuity (physiology)