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Ablepharon macrostomia syndrome in a Thai patient: case report and literature review Cover

Ablepharon macrostomia syndrome in a Thai patient: case report and literature review

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|Aug 2020

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Figure 1

The patient at 1 week old, note the severe ectropion, macrostomia, and alopecia totalis (with consent from the mother of the patient for publication).
The patient at 1 week old, note the severe ectropion, macrostomia, and alopecia totalis (with consent from the mother of the patient for publication).

Figure 2

Genital examination, note absent clitoris, and the anteriorly located anus (with consent from the mother of the patient for publication).
Genital examination, note absent clitoris, and the anteriorly located anus (with consent from the mother of the patient for publication).

Figure 3

The patient at 1 year and 6 months old, note the improvement of the eyelids following skin graft (with consent from the mother of the patient for publication).
The patient at 1 year and 6 months old, note the improvement of the eyelids following skin graft (with consent from the mother of the patient for publication).

Clinical characteristics of the patient with ablepharon macrostomia syndrome compared with patients other syndromes having a TWIST2 variation

Clinical characteristicPresent caseAMS (%)BSS (%)FFDD3§ (%)
TWIST2 mutationp.Glu75Lysp.Glu75Lysp.Glu75Gln, p.Glu75Ala, p.Gln77_Arg78dupp.Leu109Pro, p.Gln119Ter, p.Gln65Ter, p.Arg31Glyfs*71, p.Ser57Alafs*45
Ophthalmic morphology
  Absent eyelids+756
  Ectropion+9481
  Entropion6††
Facial morphology
  Bitemporal narrowing+5650100
  Excessive creases+818189
  Macrostomia+8110033
  Small ears+755078
Ectodermal signs
  Sparse scalp hair+7589
  Sparse/absent eyebrows+10063100
  Sparse/absent eyelashes+10069100
  Wrinkled skin/redundant skin+948889
Genitalia and anus
  Small labia majora+5613
  Anteriorly located anus+25NA
Growth impairment±67NA
Facial morphology
  Extension of septum on philtrum50100
  Everted upper vermillion44
Ectodermal signs
  Hypertrichosis94
Limb anomalies
  Syndactyly446
  Camptodactyly38
Developmental delay302513
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/abm-2020-0012 | Journal eISSN: 1875-855X | Journal ISSN: 1905-7415
Language: English
Page range: 83 - 88
Published on: Aug 4, 2020
Published by: Chulalongkorn University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 6 issues per year

© 2020 Phawin Kor-anantakul, Kanya Suphapeetiporn, Somchit Jaruratanasirikul, published by Chulalongkorn University
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