J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1986 Aug;27(4):723-728.

A Case of Sturge-Weber Syndrome

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  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Wonju Medical College, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea.

Abstract

Sturge- Weber syndrome is a congenital disorder and marked by cutaneous angiomatosis along the distribution of the trigeminal nerve, ipsilateral leptomeningeal angiomatosis, bupthalmos and choroidal angioma. A 22 year old Korean woman was found to have red-purple colored pigmentation on the left hemifacial area, the left leptomeningeal angioma and the left openangle glaucoma.


MeSH Terms

Angiomatosis
Brain Stem Infarctions
Choroid
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Female
Glaucoma
Hemangioma
Humans
Pigmentation
Sturge-Weber Syndrome*
Trigeminal Nerve
Young Adult
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