We describe a six-year-old boy with a history of hematuria, posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy and dots and fleck retinopathy. Alport syndrome should be ruled out in patients presenting with posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy or anterior lenticonus and a family history of renal disease.
Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy in X linked Alport syndrome
GodoyFRM, QahtaniEA, LyonsCJ. Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy in X linked Alport syndrome. Rev Bras Oftalmol. 2016;75(5):396-7.
Godoy,Flavia Ribeiro Monteiro de; Qahtani,Elham Al; Lyons,Christopher J.. Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy in X linked Alport syndrome. Rev Bras Oftalmol., v. 75, n. 5, p. 396-397, Oct. 2016.
Godoy,F.R.M. , Qahtani,E.A., & Lyons,C.J. (2016). Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy in X linked Alport syndrome. Rev Bras Oftalmol.,75(5), 396-397.
Godoy,Flavia Ribeiro Monteiro de and Qahtani,Elham Al and Lyons,Christopher J.. Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy in X linked Alport syndrome. Rev Bras Oftalmol. [online]. 2016, vol. 75, n. 5, [cited 2026-03-07], pp.396-397. Available from: <https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/posterior-polymorphous-corneal-dystrophy-in-x-linked-alport-syndrome/>. ISSN 0034-7280.
