Rothmund-Thomson syndrome and ocular surface findings: case reports and review of the literature.
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Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) is a rare dermatosis with about 300 cases reported to date. The authors describe two siblings with RTS and inflammatory conjunctival disease featuring fornix shortening and symblepharon as well as palpebral disease with sparse eyelashes. These cases demonstrate RTS ocular surface findings different to those usually described.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia
دوره 79 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016