uterine growth retardation, breech presentation, failure to thrive, vomiting in infancy, microcephaly, mental deficiency, blepharoptosis, short nose with a broad bridge and anteverted nares, broad maxillary alveolus, micrognathia, short neck, hypospadias and cryptorchidism (in males), simian palmar creases, metatarsus adductus, pedal syndactyly, and abnormal dermatoglyphic patterns. Additional ...

Malouf syndrome is a very rarely encountered syndrome which was first diagnosed in 1985 upon the examination of two sisters, with findings of hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, dilated cardiomyopathy, blepharoptosis, and broad nasal base. Later on, Narahara diagnosed another sporadic case with the same findings. A survey of relevant literature leads us to three women cases in total. Here we presen...

Comment. Subtenon corticosteroid injections are commonly used in the treatment of macular edema or posterior segment intraocular inflammation. Complications include inadvertent intravascular injection, globe perforation, cataract formation, ocular hypertension, blepharoptosis, orbital fat atrophy, strabismus, or allergic reactions. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an abscess result...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this work was to determine the effectiveness and possible complications encountered with bilateral fascia lata lid suspension used to correct blepharoptosis in patients with Kearns-Sayre syndrome. METHODS This was a retrospective study of seven patients with Kearns-Sayre syndrome who had a minimum of 1 year of follow-up. A bilateral fascia lata sling was used to corr...

Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) is a variant of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) characterized by acute onset of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and areflexia. Diplopia, altered ocular motility, pupillary dysfunction and blepharoptosis have been reported in MFS patients. However, the relationship between antiphospholipid antibody and MFS remains largely unclear. Here we report the first Chinese patient with ...