Cleft anterior segment with maternal hypervitaminosis A.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of an 'hourglass' cornea and iris with reduplicated lens in the left eye of an infant girl. An excess of vitamin A products had been taken by the mother during pregnancy. Mechanisms by which vitamin A excess could have caused this are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Abnormalities, Drug-Induced
- Abnormalities, Multiple
- Cornea
- Iris
- Vitamin A