Eight-Year Follow-Up of Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome with Turner Syndrome

Abstract

Purpose

To report a case of Turner syndrome associated with iridogoniodysgenesis accompanied by somatic malformations.

Methods

A 29-year-old woman underwent complete ophthalmologic and general examination. Incomplete development of the angle with iris stromal hypoplasia and prominent posterior embryotoxon with iris adhesions were noted. Disc drusen was confirmed by ultrasonography. Visual fields were normal other than bilateral enlargement of blind spot. Intraocular pressure was under 21 mm Hg during 8 years of follow-up without medication. The patient had atrial septal defect, sensorineural hearing loss, polycystic ovaries, hirsutism, glomerulosclerosis, dental anomalies, and low intelligence. A chromosome analysis revealed that she had mosaic Turner syndrome with a 45,X/46,XX karyotype.

Conclusions

Few reported cases in the literature describe the coexistence of Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome and Turner syndrome mosaicism. Somatic and anterior chamber malformations in this patient represent a developmental disorder of the neural crest. General examination and chromosomal analysis are indicated in patients presenting with anterior chamber dysgenesis.

Keywords

Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome Turner syndrome mosaicism

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