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Hereditary Palpebro-Gingival Fibrosis Syndrome.
Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery - 1 Jan 2000
Acosta Stefany, Lyon David B, Jakobiec Frederick A, Iyengar Srinivas S
Abstract excerpt
This is a case report involving 3 siblings, ages 22, 21, and 3 years old, of consanguineous parents and Syrian descent with a particularly unique clinical phenotype and eyelid/gingival findings that have not been previously characterized. Full-thickness eyelid biopsies for 2 of the siblings were evaluated by ophthalmic pathology showed generalized fibrosis without any active destructive process or amyloid. Three...
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