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Bilateral amaurosis due to congenital osteopetrosis: case report and literature review

Osteopetrosis is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by sclerotic bones associated with hematologic and neurologic abnormalities. The authors review the literature and report a case of a girl aged 2 years and 5 months who presented bilateral amaurosis due to congenital osteopetrosis.

Osteopetrosis; Osteopetrosis; Blindness; Case report; Child


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