Blepharochalasis with double lip: A case of Ascher syndrome
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Ascher syndrome: Review of literature and case report
A 13 year old girl presented with aesthetic deformity of upper lip since birth. She also presented with eyelid swelling on and off for 11 months. She was diagnosed to be a rare case of Ascher syndrome. Ascher syndrome commonly presents with double lip and blepharochalasis, sometimes associated with goitre. The deformity of her double upper lip was corrected by appropriate surgery. Because her b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.158645