Sturge-Weber Syndrome and Glaucoma

J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2021 Nov;13(Suppl 2):S1765-S1768. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_354_21. Epub 2021 Nov 10.

Abstract

Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by capillary venous malformations in the skin, eye, and brain with the occurrence of angiomas of the face, choroid, and leptomeninges. The characteristics signs include facial port-wine birth mark, glaucoma, choroidal hemangioma with brain malformations, and cognitive abnormalities. In this article, we have documented the case report of a 24-year-old male with SWS presenting with glaucoma.

Keywords: Glaucoma; Sturge–Weber syndrome; neurocutaneous syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports