Congenital cataract etiology.
Tunis Med
; 85(12): 1025-9, 2007 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19170381
ABSTRACT
AIM:
Our purpose is to study the aetiologies of congenital cataracts, and to establish an approach to decision making of etiological diagnosis.METHODS:
We included 85 children in a cross sectional study. The mean age was 4.5 years. These patients underwent a complete ophthalmologic and paediatric examination, and etiological investigation.RESULTS:
An aetiology of congenital cataracts was found in 62.5% of cases. Hereditary was the most common cause, it constituted 42.3% of etiologies. Among these cases 77.7% were autosomal recessive. 16.4% of congenital cataracts were associated with general diseases or dysmorphology syndromes. Metabolic diseases and intrauterine infections were found in 7 % and 4.7% of cases respectively.CONCLUSION:
Heredity remains the most common etiology of congenital cataracts.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Catarata
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Tunis Med
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article