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Case Reports
. 2015 Apr 24;6(1):139-42.
doi: 10.1159/000381941. eCollection 2015 Jan-Apr.

Brown-McLean Syndrome in a Pediatric Patient

Abdo Karim Tourkmani  1 , Jaime D Martinez  2 , David Berrones  2 , Brenda Y Juárez-Domínguez  2 , Francisco Beltrán  1 , Anat Galor  3
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Brown-McLean Syndrome in a Pediatric Patient

Abdo Karim Tourkmani et al. Case Rep Ophthalmol. .

Abstract

The purpose of this manuscript is to report the case of a 12-year-old patient who presented for routine ophthalmic examination after congenital cataract surgery performed at 2 months of age. The patient was diagnosed with bilateral Brown-McLean syndrome by slit lamp examination. No treatment was required because the patient was asymptomatic and had a clear central cornea. This is the first described case of Brown-McLean syndrome in a pediatric patient, representing the importance of clinical examination in the pediatric age group after cataract surgery because of the risk for patients of developing peripheral edema.

Keywords: Brown-McLean syndrome; Cataract; Phacoemulsification.

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Slit lamp photograph of the left eye demonstrating peripheral corneal edema.
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