ABSTRACT
The propose of this article is presenting a case report of Synchisis scintillans of the anterior chamber in an infant patient without any elucidation. The patient’s initial complaint was “strabismus since birth”. There was not found any other personal or family abnormalities. On examination: OS: Esotropia maintained, horizontal nystagmus, microphthalmia and leukocoria. OD: no abnormalities. Ultrasonography (USG) OS: reduction of the axial length, retinal applied and hyperechoic vitreous. Raised hypotheses were persistence of hyperplastic primary vitreous, congenital cataract and retinoblastoma, and there was also requested cranial and orbital cavity tomography (TC). The patient returned after six months with TC showing as sole evidenced hyperattenuating areas without signs of calcification on OS. On examination: OD showing direct pupillary reflex positive and consensual pupillary reflex negative. OS: conjunctival hyperemia and analysis of pupillary reflex frustrated by the presence of sparkling colored ocher in the anterior chamber. We asked for a new USG, which showed: punctate echoes in the vitreous cavity, suggesting hemorrhage; thickening of the posterior hyaloids; choroid and retina were attached, both with increased thickness. The synchisis scintillans or “colesterolosis bulbi” is a degenerative process commonly secondary to trauma, inflammation or intraocular hemorrhage. Evolves with deposition of cholesterol crystals (from degeneration of the lens or vitreous itself) in the vitreous cavity, subretinal space and rarely, in the anterior chamber. There are evidences that the phenomenon could arise from severe trauma, long-term cataract, hyphema, glaucoma or retinal detachment and, even more rarely, uveitis, neoplasias or vascular disorders. Until this case, there was no report of Synchisis scintillans in the anterior chamber involving an infant.
Keywords:
Crystalization; Cholesterol/metabolism; Anterior chamber/pathology; Eye diseases/pathology; Infant; Case reports
