Affiliations 

  • 1 Wong Hon Seng, MD(UKM), MS Ophthal (UKM). Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Department of Opthalmology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia. whs1975@gmail.com
  • 2 Ropilah Abdul Rahman, MD(UI), MS Ophthal (UKM). Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Department of Opthalmology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
  • 3 Choo Swee Ying, MD(UNIMAS). Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Department of Opthalmology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
  • 4 Nurlia Yahya, MBBS(Malaya), MMED(Anaes)UKM. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Department of Opthalmology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
Med J Malaysia, 2012 Aug;67(4):435-7.
PMID: 23082461 MyJurnal

Abstract

We report a rare case of an 18 year old girl with Sturge-Weber syndrome, she had extensive facial port wine stains, right bupthalmos and advanced glaucoma involving both eyes. She underwent right eye glaucoma drainage device surgery under general anaesthesia, and had a difficult intubation due to extensive angiomatous like soft tissue swelling at her upper airway. This report highlights the importance of being aware of the need for continuous follow-up in Sturge-Weber syndrome patients as this syndrome can lead to blindness due to advance glaucoma and the awareness of possible difficult intubation for this group of patients.

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