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Ocular features in a patient presenting with a rare combination of multiple phakomatoses

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Phakomatoses are a group of congenital disorders characterised by hamartomatous lesions of the skin as well as the central and peripheral nervous systems. The presence of naevus flammeus or port-wine… Click to show full abstract

Phakomatoses are a group of congenital disorders characterised by hamartomatous lesions of the skin as well as the central and peripheral nervous systems. The presence of naevus flammeus or port-wine stain is a characteristic feature of many such disorders including Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS), Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) and Phakomatosis pigmentovascularis (PPV). We describe the ocular findings in a patient with coexisting PPV, SWS and KTS

Keywords: presenting rare; patient presenting; rare combination; features patient; ocular features; combination multiple

Journal Title: BMJ Case Reports
Year Published: 2022

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