Bilateral pterygium in the two siblings

Authors

  • Suleyman Ciftci Department of Ophthalmology, Diyarbakır Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir
  • Leyla Ciftci Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.16964/er.v1i1.49

Keywords:

bilaterality, pterygium, sibling, young patients.

Abstract

Pterygia are fibrovascular connective tissue overgrowths of bulbar conjunctiva onto the cornea. There is a worldwide distribution of pterygium, but it occurs more commonly in warm, dry climates. Patients younger than the age of 15 rarely acquire a pterygium. We report a case of bilateral nasal pterygium in two siblings. A 10-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl who are siblings presented with bilateral nasal pterygium. While pterygium is a common disorder, its bilaterality in young people is not a common condition. This report is the first known report in the peer-reviewed medical literature of patients with bilateral nasal pterygium in siblings younger than the age of 15.

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Published

2011-06-27

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Case Reports