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2021•Journal of Ophthalmology Research Reviews & ReportsOpen access

Leucocoria : Most Common Initial Sign of Retinoblastoma

El Baroudi Taieb

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Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular cancer of childhood. We report the case of a 3-year-old child with unilateral leucocoria noticed by parents who revealed a retinoblastoma. Leucocoria can also indicate other vision threatening conditions : Coats’ disease, cataract, toxocariasis, retinopathy of prematurity for which prompt medical attention is needed.

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Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular cancer of childhood. We report the case of a 3-year-old child with unilateral leucocoria noticed by parents who revealed a retinoblastoma. Leucocoria can also indicate other vision threatening conditions : Coats’ disease, cataract, toxocariasis, retinopathy of prematurity for which prompt medical attention is needed.

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Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular cancer of childhood. We report the case of a 3-year-old child with unilateral leucocoria noticed by parents who revealed a retinoblastoma. Leucocoria can also indicate other vision threatening conditions : Coats’ disease, cataract, toxocariasis, retinopathy of prematurity for which prompt medical attention is needed.

Key concepts: Retinoblastoma, Retinopathy of prematurity, Coats' disease, Medicine, Sign (mathematics), Pediatrics, Disease, Ophthalmology

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