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Notre cas clinique porte sur le diagnostic d’une trisomie 21 au décours de la découverte d’une cataracte chez un nourrisson de 2 mois. Il soulève l’intérêt du diagnostic précoce de cette affection à travers la consultation pédiatrique postnatale. Il souligne les bénéfices du traitement précoce de la cataracte et le caractère multidisciplinaire du suivi de l’enfant atteint de trisomie en milieu africain.
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We report the case of Down syndrome discovered of a cataract in a 2 months old infant. It raises the interest of early diagnosis of this condition through postnatal pediatric consultation. It highlights the benefits of early treatment of cataract and multidisciplinary monitoring of children with Down syndrome in African setting.
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- Arumugam A, Raja K, Venugopalan M, Chandrasekaran B, Sampath KK, Muthusamy H et al. Down syndrome - A Narrative Review. Clin Anat. 2015;
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References
Weijerman ME, De Winter JP. Clinical practice. The care of children with Down syndrome. Eur J Pediatr. 2010; 169(12): 1445-52.
Arumugam A, Raja K, Venugopalan M, Chandrasekaran B, Sampath KK, Muthusamy H et al. Down syndrome - A Narrative Review. Clin Anat. 2015;
Watt T, Robertson K, Jacobs RJ. Refractive error, binocular vision and accommodation of children with Down syndrome. Clin Exp Optom. 2015; 98(1): 3-11.
Haargaard B, Wohlfahrt J, Fledelius HC, Rosenberg T, Melbye M. A nationwide Danish study of 1027 cases of congenital/infantile cataracts: etiological and clinical classifications. Ophthalmology. 2004; 111(12): 2292-8.
Zetterström C, Lundvall A, Kugelberg M. Cataracts in children. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005; 31(4): 824-40.
Fakhoury O et al. Epidemiologic and etiological characteristics of congenital cataract: study of 59 cases over 10 years. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2015; 38(4): 295-300.
Wang M, Xiao W. Congenital Cataract: Progress in Surgical Treatment and Postoperative Recovery of Visual Function. Eye Sci. 2015; 30(1): 38-47.
Loane M et al. Twenty-year trends in the prevalence of Down syndrome and other trisomies in Europe: impact of maternal age and prenatal screening. Eur J Hum Genet. 2013; 21(1): 27-33.