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Volume 23 |
October - December 2007 (Part-I) |
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Large plexiform neurofibroma:
Unusual cause for blindness
Akhilesh Kr. Agarwal1, Sandipan Gupta2, Gautam Guha3
ABSTRACT
Plexiform neurofibroma presents anywhere along the course of nerves usually trigeminal nerve. Unilateral amblyopia is caused due to retinal deprivation of sensory sensation. In our case large size of neurofibroma hanging from the supraorbital ridge acted as a curtain for the eye depriving it from sensory stimulation before the age of fixation of response of brain to light, leading to complete blindness.
KEY WORDS:
Plexiform neurofibroma, Amblyopia.Pak J Med Sci October - December 2007 (Part-I) Vol. 23 No. 5 777-778
1. Dr. Sandipan Gupta, MS MCH
Head of the Department of Plastic Surgery,
2. Dr. Gautam Guha, MS MCH
Department of Plastic Surgery,
3. Dr. Akhilesh Kr. Agarwal, MS (PGT)
Department of General Surgery,
1-3: Calcutta Medical College Kolkata,
Kolkata – India.
Correspondence
Dr. Akhilesh Kr. Agarwal,
Room No.6,
41-Eden Hospital Road,
Kolkata-700073, INDIA.
Email: akhil2u@rediff.com
akhil_g_2002@yahoo.com
* Received for Publication: February 14, 2007
* Revision Received: March 2, 2007
* 2nd Revision Received: July 23, 2007
* Accepted: July 27, 2007
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