Peters' anomaly with bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria and abdominal calcification
Mayumi Morimoto1, Tomoyuki Takano, Yuko Sakaue
1Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa, Otsu, Japan.
Abstract:
We report a neonatal case of Peters' anomaly with bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria and abdominal calcification. The male infant was born after a normal labor. Bilateral central corneal opacities with iridocorneal strands indicated Peters' anomaly. The X-ray and abdominal computed tomography demonstrated multiple calcifications beneath the diaphragma around the liver and the spleen. TORCH serology was negative. Intracranial calcification was not detected. Brain magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria. Abdominal calcification was suspected to be related to vascular disruption. Bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria has been thought to result from ischemic events such as intrauterine hypotension or vascular occlusions. Based on these considerations, we conclude that a vascular disruption sequence may an important pathogenetic mechanism of Peters' anomaly.
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