Antimongoloid as a pejorative term

To the Editor: As someone with an interest in case reports (1-3), I read your editorial regarding the comeback of the case report with great interest (4). The three case reports that you published (5-7) are a great read. The case report by Nosan et al (6) mentions an “antimongoloid palpebral slant,” which is a term with pejorative connotations (8,9). A more informative and appropriate term woul...

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Antimongoloid as a pejorative term

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