Punctal and Canalicular Obstruction Associated with Dyskeratosis Congenita
Author(s) -
Taner Kar,
Sercan Koray Sağdıç,
Yıldıray Yıldırım,
Ercan Karabacak
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
turkish journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2147-2661
pISSN - 1300-0659
DOI - 10.4274/tjo.75010
Subject(s) - dyskeratosis congenita , medicine , dermatology , biology , genetics , dna , telomere
Dyskeratosis congenita is a rare X-linked recessive, multisystem disease characterized by bone marrow failure, oral leukoplakia, nail\uddystrophy, and reticular skin pigmentations. It is also associated with ocular abnormalities. In this article, we present a young male with\uda diagnosis of dyskeratosis congenita who had reticulated hyperpigmented skin lesions on the neck, shoulders and upper eyelids, bilateral\udpunctal and canalicular obstruction, and dystrophic nails. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2015; 45: 40-41
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