TY - JOUR
T1 - Congenital shortening of the anterior lamella of all eyelids
T2 - The so-called ablepharon macrostomia syndrome
AU - Cruz, Antonio Augusto V.
AU - Guimaraes, Fernando C.
AU - Obeid, Habib N.
AU - Ferraz, Victor E.F.
AU - Noce, Thelma R.
AU - Martinez, Francisco E.
PY - 1995/12
Y1 - 1995/12
N2 - Summary: The so-called ablepharon macrostomia syndrome is an extremely rare congenital condition that includes abnormal ears, an enlarged, fishlike mouth, absence of lanugo, redundant skin, and vertical shortening of all eyelids. Only four cases have been described so far. In these cases the nature of the eyelid anomalies has not been clearly defined. We report one more case showing that the condition is better described as a severe microblepharon because only the anterior lamella of the eyelids is shortened. The literature about this condition is reviewed, and oculoplastic treatment is discussed.
AB - Summary: The so-called ablepharon macrostomia syndrome is an extremely rare congenital condition that includes abnormal ears, an enlarged, fishlike mouth, absence of lanugo, redundant skin, and vertical shortening of all eyelids. Only four cases have been described so far. In these cases the nature of the eyelid anomalies has not been clearly defined. We report one more case showing that the condition is better described as a severe microblepharon because only the anterior lamella of the eyelids is shortened. The literature about this condition is reviewed, and oculoplastic treatment is discussed.
KW - Ablepharon macrostomia
KW - Eyelid anomalies
KW - Oculoplastic treatment
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U2 - 10.1097/00002341-199512000-00012
DO - 10.1097/00002341-199512000-00012
M3 - Article
C2 - 8746822
AN - SCOPUS:0029590063
SN - 0740-9303
VL - 11
SP - 284
EP - 287
JO - Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
JF - Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
IS - 4
ER -