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Michel J. Belliveau, MD; Seymour Brownstein, MD; W. Bruce Jackson, MD; Yeni H. Yücel, MD, PhD

Arch Ophthalmol. 2009;127(8):1057-1058.

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Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome (KTWS) is a rare congenital malformation syndrome involving blood and lymphatic vessels as well as disturbed growth of soft tissues and bone.¹ The clinical features can be extremely variable, but most patients exhibit the triad of cutaneous capillary malformation, varicose veins, and hypertrophy of bone and soft tissue.² Thromboembolic events occur at an increased rate and may be fatal.² Most cases of KTWS are sporadic and no causative gene or etiology has been firmly established.¹ Reported ophthalmological features include conjunctival, retinal, choroidal, and orbital varicosities, secondary glaucoma, iris coloboma and heterochromia, and several neuro-ophthalmic manifestations, including strabismus.^3-4 To our knowledge, lymphangiectasia of the conjunctiva has not been reported in association with KTWS.

Report of a Case

A 30-year-old woman was referred for a lesion of the inferior conjunctiva of the right eye that had been present . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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