Familial Ectopia Lentis: Looking Beyond Marfan's Syndrome

Shahanaze Javath Hussain; Deepak Amalnath; Nirupama Kasthuri; Vishnu Karthika Subramaniyan

doi:10.59556/japi.71.0388

Familial Ectopia Lentis: Looking Beyond Marfan's Syndrome

J Assoc Physicians India. 2023 Nov;71(11):94-95. doi: 10.59556/japi.71.0388.

Authors

Shahanaze Javath Hussain¹, Deepak Amalnath², Nirupama Kasthuri³, Vishnu Karthika Subramaniyan⁴

Affiliations

¹ Senior resident, Department of Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry, India.
² Additional Professor, Department of Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry, India, Corresponding Author.
³ Additional Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, JIPMER, Puducherry, India.
⁴ Junior Resident, Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.

PMID: 38720505
DOI: 10.59556/japi.71.0388

Abstract

Ectopia lentis has a myriad of causes, with Marfan's syndrome and homocystinuria being well-known causes. Here, we report two siblings with ectopia lentis and tall stature presenting with a diagnostic challenge. How to cite this article: Hussain SJ, Amalnath D, Kasthuri N, et al. Familial Ectopia Lentis: Looking Beyond Marfan's Syndrome. J Assoc Physicians India 2023;71(11):94-95.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Ectopia Lentis* / diagnosis
Ectopia Lentis* / etiology
Female
Humans
Male
Marfan Syndrome* / complications
Marfan Syndrome* / diagnosis

Supplementary concepts

Familial ectopia lentis