Congenital ptosis and associated congenital malformations

We report a case of unilateral congenital ptosis which is associated with ocular and systemic congenital malformations including mild microphthalmia, microcornea, cataract, iris and chorioretinal coloboma, ectopic kidney, and ventricular septal defect. An inciting factor, acting during the second mo...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inJournal of AAPOS Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 293 - 295
Main Authors Yilmaz, Nurgül, Hoşal, Banu M, Zilelioglu, Güler
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Mosby, Inc 01.06.2004
Subjects
Abnormalities, Multiple
Blepharoptosis - congenital
Blepharoptosis - surgery
Child
Eye Abnormalities - complications
Eye Abnormalities - surgery
Female
Humans
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:We report a case of unilateral congenital ptosis which is associated with ocular and systemic congenital malformations including mild microphthalmia, microcornea, cataract, iris and chorioretinal coloboma, ectopic kidney, and ventricular septal defect. An inciting factor, acting during the second month of gestation, may affect the development of the eye, heart, and abdomen and may lead to congenital malformations. Although congenital ptosis rarely presents with ocular and systemic congenital malformations, ophthalmologists should be alert for the possibility of coexisting structural defects. Congenital ptosis is a muscular dystrophy demonstrated by various degrees of muscular degeneration and it may rarely be associated with ocular and systemic congenital malformation. Here, we report a case of congenital ptosis associated with more than one ocular and systemic malformation.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Case Study-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-4
content type line 23
ObjectType-Report-1
ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:1091-8531
1528-3933
DOI:10.1016/j.jaapos.2004.03.002