Ankyloblepharon Filiforme Adnatum : a Case Report.
10.3341/jkos.2013.54.4.659
- Author:
Min Gui KONG
1
;
Min Gyu LEE
;
Jung Hoon KIM
;
Jung Hye LEE
;
Kyung In WOO
;
Yoon Duck KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ydkimoph@skku.edu
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adhesion;
Ankyloblepharon;
Eyelid;
Fusion
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, General;
Cleft Lip;
Cleft Palate;
Eye Abnormalities;
Eyelids;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Male;
Skin
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2013;54(4):659-661
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To report a case of ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum in a newborn male. CASE SUMMARY: A 4-day-old male was referred for fused right eyelids with unremarkable other pediatric examinations. Ocular examination under general anesthesia revealed partial fusion of his right upper and lower eyelids by a 4 mm-wide band of tissue which arose from the skin of the upper and lower eyelids. The adhesion was separated by sharp scissors and no other ocular abnormalities were revealed. CONCLUSIONS: Ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum is a rare congenital malformation. In this case, the band of tissue connecting the upper and lower eyelids arose not from the eyelid margin but from the eyelid skin, which is even rarer, thus supporting the theory that this condition is due to the fusion of eyelids at abnormal positions, and not due to problems during the separation of eyelids.
