Familial distichiasis
congenital familial distichiasis is a rare condition usually accompanied by other symptoms. isolated familial distichiasis is rarely heard of. various modalities of treatment have been tried over the years. we present a case of familial distichiasis spanning over three generations. our patient was t...
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| author | Siti Roy Chowdhury Shamita Chatterjee |
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| description | congenital familial distichiasis is a rare condition usually accompanied by other symptoms. isolated familial distichiasis is rarely heard of. various modalities of treatment have been tried over the years. we present a case of familial distichiasis spanning over three generations. our patient was treated with eyelid splitting and follicular extirpation with bipolar cautery. at two years follow-up, there is no recurrence of the distichiatic lashes, with excellent functional and cosmetic result. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8a78c124b964e15ad1590351230528d2022-12-21T18:15:47ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2007-07-01400219920110.1055/s-0039-1699203Familial distichiasisSiti Roy Chowdhury0Shamita ChatterjeeDr. B. N. Basu Memorial Clinic, Kolkata, Indiacongenital familial distichiasis is a rare condition usually accompanied by other symptoms. isolated familial distichiasis is rarely heard of. various modalities of treatment have been tried over the years. we present a case of familial distichiasis spanning over three generations. our patient was treated with eyelid splitting and follicular extirpation with bipolar cautery. at two years follow-up, there is no recurrence of the distichiatic lashes, with excellent functional and cosmetic result.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699203eyelid surgery familial distichiasis |
| spellingShingle | Siti Roy Chowdhury Shamita Chatterjee Familial distichiasis Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery eyelid surgery familial distichiasis |
| title | Familial distichiasis |
| title_full | Familial distichiasis |
| title_fullStr | Familial distichiasis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Familial distichiasis |
| title_short | Familial distichiasis |
| title_sort | familial distichiasis |
| topic | eyelid surgery familial distichiasis |
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