We report the case of a 43-day-old boy with branchio-oculo-facial syndrome (BOFS) and congenital heart defect. On clinical examination, he presented growth retardation, epicanthal folds, small palpebral fissures, telecanthus, broadened nasal bridge, lip pseudocleft, micrognathia, dysplastic and posteriorly-rotated ears, branchial clefts, short and webbed neck, supernumerary nipple, hypotonia an...

Hallermann-Streiff-François syndrome is a rare sporadic genetic pathology characterized by a phenotype consisting of growth retardation, ocular abnormalities, and a "bird-like head". We hereby report a case of this syndrome found in three generations of the same family - father, daughter, and grand-daughter - who presented with a short stature and facial dysmorphic features, nystagmus, cataract...

HTLV1 adult T cell lymphoma occurs tends to be widely disseminated and aggressive, with only brief responses to chemotherapy. Aside from cervical adenopathy, involvement of head and neck structures is uncommon and orbital involvement rare.We report a case of nasal cavity HTLV lymphoma with massive bilateral orbital involvement and proptosis, resulting in complete left and partial right eye amau...

BACKGROUND Goldenhar syndrome, also known as oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum (OAV) is a rare disorder in which the facial and vertebral anomalies are frequently associated with cardiac and pulmonary defects. The syndrome was first described by Dr. Maurice Goldenhar in 1952. The abnormalities usually involve one side of the body, and may range from mild to severe. While the deformities of the ...

Chediak-Higashi Syndrome (CHS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder, characterized by silver hair, recurrent infections, partial oculo-cutaneous albinism, mild coagulation defect and progressive neuropathy. The characteristic feature of CHS is the presence of huge lysosomes and cytoplasmic inclusions within different body cells like the white blood cells. The disease has an early onset but us...