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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2018· item PMID:30129544
Choroid Osteoma in Schimmelpenning-Feuerstein-Mims Syndrome. BACKGROUND: Schimmelpenning syndrome is a multisystem disorder. CASE CHARACTERISTICS: A term female neonate with sebaceous nevi of the face had choroid osteoma of the right eye. OBSERVATION: At one month of age, the infant was observed to have choroidal neovascularization that was successfully treated with laser photo-coagulation and anti-VEGF. MESSAGE: Choroid osteoma and neovascularization are rare associations of Schimmelpenning syndrome, and should be screened for and managed early.