Open AccessCOLLODION BABY
Author(s) -
Ishfaq 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.