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Bilateral Cataracts, Retinal Detachment and Vitreous Hemorrhage in a Newborn with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is associated with a wide range of other malformations. We describe a patient with CDH who also had significant eye findings noted at birth.

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  1. Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Schneider Children's Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The University Hospital and Long Island Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY, USA

    Pankaj Kumar MD & Robert Koppel MD

  2. Department of Human Genetics, Schneider Children's Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The University Hospital and Long Island Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY, USA

    Joyce Fox MD

  3. Long Island Vitreoretinal Consultants, Great Neck, NY, USA

    Philip J Ferrone MD

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Kumar, P., Ferrone, P., Fox, J. et al. Bilateral Cataracts, Retinal Detachment and Vitreous Hemorrhage in a Newborn with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. J Perinatol 23, 565–566 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7210960

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