SCALP syndrome: What is it and its ophthalmic manifestations

Geoffrey Z P Chan; Louis Stevenson; Swati Sinkar; Geoffrey C Lam

doi:10.1016/j.ajoc.2018.04.018

SCALP syndrome: What is it and its ophthalmic manifestations

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2018 Apr 21:11:10-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2018.04.018. eCollection 2018 Sep.

Authors

Geoffrey Z P Chan¹, Louis Stevenson¹, Swati Sinkar¹, Geoffrey C Lam^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Perth Children's Hospital, QE II Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia.
² School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, GPO Box D184, Perth, Western Australia, 6840, Australia.
³ Centre of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia.

Abstract

Purpose: To present the ophthalmic manifestations of a 3-month old female with SCALP syndrome.

Observations: The patient presented with multiple ocular anomalies including bilateral limbal dermoids, esotropia and left optic nerve hypoplasia.

Conclusions: We describe systemic and ocular anomalies in a rare case of SCALP syndrome. This report provides additional information on the ocular anomalies not previously described that may be associated with this clinical entity.

Keywords: Aplasia cutis; Limbal dermoid; Melanocytic naevus; Optic nerve hypoplasia; SCALP syndrome; Sebaceous nevus.

Publication types

Case Reports