Coats-Like Presentation of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy Associated With a Novel LRP5 Variant

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2024 Aug;55(8):462-466. doi: 10.3928/23258160-20240410-02. Epub 2024 May 1.

Abstract

This report describes a unique case of a Coats-like presentation of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy in an 11-year-old girl. The patient was originally referred for evaluation of presumed Coats disease and presented with telangiectatic vessels, perivascular exudates, diffuse peripheral exudation, and intraretinal hemorrhages. Clinical and angiographical findings were consistent with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, while genetic testing identified variants of uncertain significance in two associated genes, LRP5 and ZNF408. In silico analysis predicts the LRP5 variant to be pathogenic. Retinal vasculopathies often have phenotypic overlap, warranting angiographic examination of both eyes and genetic testing to uncover the correct diagnosis and guide proper treatment. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2024;55:462-466.].

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Eye Diseases, Hereditary / diagnosis
  • Eye Diseases, Hereditary / genetics
  • Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathies* / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography* / methods
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-5* / genetics
  • Mutation
  • Pedigree
  • Retinal Telangiectasis / diagnosis
  • Retinal Telangiectasis / genetics
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods
  • Transcription Factors

Substances

  • Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-5
  • LRP5 protein, human
  • ZNF408 protein, human
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Transcription Factors