Congenital superior oblique palsy in a patient with VACTERL association

Zeynep Acar; Büşra Yılmaz Tuğan

doi:10.4103/sjopt.sjopt_297_23

Congenital superior oblique palsy in a patient with VACTERL association

Saudi J Ophthalmol. 2024 Mar 29;38(1):67-70. doi: 10.4103/sjopt.sjopt_297_23. eCollection 2024 Jan-Mar.

Authors

Zeynep Acar¹, Büşra Yılmaz Tuğan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey.

Abstract

Different types of ophthalmological defects have been reported to be accompanying vertebral anomalies, anal atresia, cardiac malformations, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal anomalies, and limb anomalies (VACTERL) association. A 7-year-old girl with a history of VACTERL association presented with upward drifting of the left eye and anomalous head posture to the right side and was diagnosed with congenital fourth nerve palsy. We report the first case representing a combination of congenital fourth nerve palsy with VACTERL association.

Keywords: Congenital superior oblique palsy; VACTERL; strabismus.

Publication types

Case Reports