Primary Hiperplastic Persistant Vitreus
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Ibrahim Guler 1 * , Mehmet Emin Sakarya 1, Ahmet Kucukapan 1, Huseyin Ozbiner 1, Çiğdem Samur 1
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1 Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Konya* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) is a disorder of ocular development which occurs due to incomplete regression of the embryonic vitreous and hyaloid vasculature. Most cases of PHPV are sporadic and unilateral. We report a case of PHPV in a 5-year-old male who presented with complaint of decreasing eye size. Grey-scale ultrasonography (US) evaluation revealed an hypoechogenic band in the posterior segment of the left globe extending from the posterior surface of the lens capsule to the optic disc. Also magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings suggested the diagnosis of persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous.

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Article Type: Case Report

EUR J GEN MED, Volume 10, Issue 2, April 2013, 115-117

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82291

Publication date: 09 Apr 2013

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