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Epiblepharon

MedGen UID:
488856
Concept ID:
C0344503
Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: epiblepharon
SNOMED CT: Epiblepharon (253212001)
 
HPO: HP:0011225
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0020461
Orphanet: ORPHA99169

Definition

Redundant eyelid skin pressing the eyelashes against the cornea and/or conjunctiva. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Barber-Say syndrome
MedGen UID:
230818
Concept ID:
C1319466
Disease or Syndrome
Barber-Say syndrome (BBRSAY) is a rare congenital condition characterized by severe hypertrichosis, especially of the back, skin abnormalities such as hyperlaxity and redundancy, and facial dysmorphism, including macrostomia, eyelid deformities, ocular telecanthus, abnormal and low-set ears, bulbous nasal tip with hypoplastic alae nasi, and low frontal hairline (summary by Roche et al., 2010).
Gabriele de Vries syndrome
MedGen UID:
1375401
Concept ID:
C4479652
Disease or Syndrome
Gabriele-de Vries syndrome is characterized by mild-to-profound developmental delay / intellectual disability (DD/ID) in all affected individuals and a wide spectrum of functional and morphologic abnormalities. Intrauterine growth restriction or low birth weight and feeding difficulties are common. Congenital brain, eye, heart, kidney, genital, and/or skeletal system anomalies have also been reported. About half of affected individuals have neurologic manifestations, including hypotonia and gait abnormalities. Behavioral issues can include attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, autism or autistic behavior, and schizoaffective disorder.
Neurodevelopmental disorder with microcephaly, epilepsy, and hypomyelination
MedGen UID:
1684142
Concept ID:
C5193057
Disease or Syndrome
A rare, genetic, neurometabolic disease characterized by microcephaly, short stature, epilepsy, cerebral hypomyelination, severe global developmental delay, and progressive spasticity. Macrocytic anemia and hyperthermia have also been reported in association. Brain imaging reveals delayed myelination with minimal progression over time, mild cerebellar atrophy and/or thin corpus callosum.
Khan-Khan-Katsanis syndrome
MedGen UID:
1682553
Concept ID:
C5193110
Disease or Syndrome
Khan-Khan-Katsanis syndrome (3KS) is an autosomal recessive neurodevelopmental disorder with variable involvement of the ocular, renal, skeletal, and sometimes cardiac systems. Affected individuals present at birth with multiple congenital anomalies, defects in urogenital and limb morphogenesis, poor overall growth with microcephaly, and global developmental delay (summary by Khan et al., 2019).
Neurodevelopmental disorder with dysmorphic facies, sleep disturbance, and brain abnormalities
MedGen UID:
1777442
Concept ID:
C5436821
Disease or Syndrome
Neurodevelopmental disorder with dysmorphic facies, sleep disturbance, and brain abnormalities (NEDFASB) is a syndromic disorder with multisystemic involvement. Affected individuals have severe global developmental delay with severely impaired intellectual development, poor or absent language, behavioral abnormalities, seizures, and sleep disturbances. Craniofacial dysmorphisms, while variable, include round face, prognathism, depressed nasal bridge, and cleft or high-arched palate. Brain imaging shows dysgenesis of the corpus callosum and progressive cerebellar atrophy. Additional features may include genitourinary tract anomalies, hearing loss, and mild distal skeletal defects (summary by Humbert et al., 2020).
Intellectual developmental disorder, autosomal dominant 73
MedGen UID:
1841272
Concept ID:
C5830636
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Autosomal dominant intellectual developmental disorder-73 (MRD73) is a highly variable neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired intellectual development that ranges from mild to severe, speech delay, behavioral abnormalities, and nonspecific dysmorphic facial features (Janssen et al., 2022).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

de la Fuente Díez Y, Olvera Morales O, Chen López CY, Tovilla Canales JL, Nava Castañeda A
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed) 2020 Jan;95(1):9-14. Epub 2019 Dec 2 doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2019.09.008. PMID: 31806264
Simon JW, Williams KH, Zobal-Ratner JL, Barry GP
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2017 Jan 1;54(1):15-16. Epub 2016 Aug 18 doi: 10.3928/01913913-20160810-02. PMID: 27537246
Taban M, Mancini R, Nakra T, Velez FG, Ela-Dalman N, Tsirbas A, Douglas RS, Goldberg RA
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2009 Jul-Aug;25(4):259-63. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181ac984b. PMID: 19617780

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Wang JJ, Lai CH, Kuo TY, Lin MH, Yang YH, Chen CY
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Oct 7;19(19) doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912839. PMID: 36232139Free PMC Article
Medsinge A, Duncan K, Yu JY
Int Ophthalmol 2021 Mar;41(3):991-994. Epub 2020 Nov 17 doi: 10.1007/s10792-020-01653-5. PMID: 33201445
Kim N, Yoo YJ, Choung HK, Khwarg SI
Br J Ophthalmol 2017 Dec;101(12):1654-1657. Epub 2017 Mar 28 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2016-310091. PMID: 28351926
Wladis EJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 May-Jun;30(3):271-2. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000167. PMID: 24777274
Park SW, Khwarg SI, Kim N, Lee MJ, Choung HK
Ophthalmology 2012 Feb;119(2):390-5. Epub 2011 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.07.048. PMID: 21978591

Diagnosis

Medsinge A, Duncan K, Yu JY
Int Ophthalmol 2021 Mar;41(3):991-994. Epub 2020 Nov 17 doi: 10.1007/s10792-020-01653-5. PMID: 33201445
Kim N, Yoo YJ, Choung HK, Khwarg SI
Br J Ophthalmol 2017 Dec;101(12):1654-1657. Epub 2017 Mar 28 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2016-310091. PMID: 28351926
Seol BR, Choung HK, Kim N, Lee MJ, Khwarg SI
JAMA Ophthalmol 2016 Aug 1;134(8):870-2. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2016.1375. PMID: 27228208
Fea A, Turco D, Actis AG, De Sanctis U, Actis G, Grignolo FM
Minerva Chir 2013 Dec;68(6 Suppl 1):27-35. PMID: 24172761
Park SW, Khwarg SI, Kim N, Lee MJ, Choung HK
Ophthalmology 2012 Feb;119(2):390-5. Epub 2011 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.07.048. PMID: 21978591

Therapy

Yang MK, Kim N, Choung HK, Khwarg SI
Curr Eye Res 2021 Jul;46(7):954-960. Epub 2020 Dec 15 doi: 10.1080/02713683.2020.1857781. PMID: 33249930
de la Fuente Díez Y, Olvera Morales O, Chen López CY, Tovilla Canales JL, Nava Castañeda A
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed) 2020 Jan;95(1):9-14. Epub 2019 Dec 2 doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2019.09.008. PMID: 31806264
Lin CC, Lai CC
Can J Ophthalmol 2020 Feb;55(1):63-67. Epub 2019 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2019.06.004. PMID: 31712047
Lim NC, Sundar G, Amrith S, Lee KO
Br J Ophthalmol 2015 Apr;99(4):512-8. Epub 2014 Oct 31 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2014-305649. PMID: 25361748
Rhiu S, Yoon JS, Zhao SY, Lee SY
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2013 Mar;251(3):929-33. Epub 2012 Nov 1 doi: 10.1007/s00417-012-2186-2. PMID: 23111494

Prognosis

de la Fuente Díez Y, Olvera Morales O, Chen López CY, Tovilla Canales JL, Nava Castañeda A
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed) 2020 Jan;95(1):9-14. Epub 2019 Dec 2 doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2019.09.008. PMID: 31806264
Lin CC, Lai CC
Can J Ophthalmol 2020 Feb;55(1):63-67. Epub 2019 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2019.06.004. PMID: 31712047
Wladis EJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 May-Jun;30(3):271-2. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000167. PMID: 24777274
Lee KM, Choung HK, Kim NJ, Lee MJ, Lee KW, Khwarg SI
Am J Ophthalmol 2010 Oct;150(4):476-480.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.05.001. PMID: 20643394
Khwarg SI, Lee YJ
Korean J Ophthalmol 1997 Dec;11(2):111-7. doi: 10.3341/kjo.1997.11.2.111. PMID: 9510654

Clinical prediction guides

Li J, Qin X, Jiang H, Guo Y, Liu X, Zhang R, Jiang L, Du A
BMC Ophthalmol 2024 Feb 22;24(1):84. doi: 10.1186/s12886-024-03345-5. PMID: 38388877Free PMC Article
Kim N, Yoo YJ, Choung HK, Khwarg SI
Br J Ophthalmol 2017 Dec;101(12):1654-1657. Epub 2017 Mar 28 doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2016-310091. PMID: 28351926
Seol BR, Choung HK, Kim N, Lee MJ, Khwarg SI
JAMA Ophthalmol 2016 Aug 1;134(8):870-2. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2016.1375. PMID: 27228208
Rhiu S, Yoon JS, Zhao SY, Lee SY
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2013 Mar;251(3):929-33. Epub 2012 Nov 1 doi: 10.1007/s00417-012-2186-2. PMID: 23111494
Khwarg SI, Lee YJ
Korean J Ophthalmol 1997 Dec;11(2):111-7. doi: 10.3341/kjo.1997.11.2.111. PMID: 9510654

Recent systematic reviews

Muñoz-Ortiz J, Charry-Sánchez JD, Bechara-Arango I, Blanco-Becerra M, Talero-Gutiérrez C, Gomez-Suarez M, de-la-Torre A
Syst Rev 2022 Apr 22;11(1):75. doi: 10.1186/s13643-022-01940-5. PMID: 35459223Free PMC Article

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