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COLLODION BABY

Author(s) -

Iftikhar Ahmad

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

gomal journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1997-2067

pISSN - 1819-7973

DOI - 10.46903/gjms/17.01.2012

Subject(s) - medicine , hypermetropia , collodion , sister , brother , pediatrics , dermatology , surgery , refractive error , eye disease , genetics , membrane , sociology , biology , anthropology

This 7 years old male child is a case of collodion baby who goes to school. He is having high hypermetropia with esotropia and bilateral lower lid ectropions. He has got a younger sister of four years age with similar problem whereas another brother is quite normal. His parents are first cousins to each other, showing genetic predilection of this un-common congenital disorder. He needs regular skin massage with Vaseline thrice a day. Such patients are more prone to dehydration and infections.

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