Weill-Marchesani syndrome

Weill-Marchesani syndrome (WMS) is a rare condition characterized by short stature, brachydactyly, joint stiffness, and characteristic eye abnormalities including microspherophakia, ectopia of the lens, severe myopia, and glaucoma.

Vascular dilatation

Abnormal outpouching or sac-like dilatation in the wall of an atery, vein or the heart.


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PMID (PMCID)
4032187
 MALE Child
Weill-Marchesani syndrome with bilateral angle-closure glaucoma.
Wright KW, Chrousos GA.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1985;22(4):129-32.
This case is important because it demonstrates that mid-dilatation and cycloplegia can induce acute glaucoma in patients with the Weill-Marchesani syndrome and points out the importance for considering the diagnosis of Weill-Marchesani syndrome in any case of acute glaucoma in childhood.
4032187
 MALE Child
Weill-Marchesani syndrome with bilateral angle-closure glaucoma.
Wright KW, Chrousos GA.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1985;22(4):129-32.
This case is important because it demonstrates that mid-dilatation and cycloplegia can induce acute glaucoma in patients with the Weill-Marchesani syndrome and points out the importance for considering the diagnosis of Weill-Marchesani syndrome in any case of acute glaucoma in childhood.