EyeRounds Online Atlas of Ophthalmology
Contributor:
William Charles Caccamise Sr,MD, Retired Clinical Prof of Ophthalmology-U of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Category: Pediatrics
Diagnosis: ichthyosis
Image Comments:
This Caucasian female child presented with congenital ichthyosis. The lids were taut as a result of the ichthyotic involvement of the skin of the lids. A slight ectropion of each lower lid was already present. There was canthal hypertelorism. The irides were strikingly blue. The eyebrows were heavy for a female child.Ichthyosis is a complex subject with various subclassifications.
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