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Bilateral Ptosis Due to a Rare Cause-Pachydermoperiostosis
Author(s) -
Mahesh Mahadevaiah,
K V K S N Murthy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/6119.3185
Subject(s) - medicine , ptosis , hyperhidrosis , dermatology , eyelid , scalp , forehead , surgery
Pachydermoperiostosis is a rare hereditary disorder that is characterised by pachydermia (thickening of the facial skin and/or scalp), and periostosis (swelling of the periarticular tissue and a subperiosteal new bone formation). Other associated features are arthralgia, polyarthritis, clubbing, seborrhoea, hyperhidrosis, hypertrophic gastropathy, peptic ulcer and gyanecomastia. Eyelid ptosis which is caused by thickened eyelids (blepharoptosis) is a less common association. We are hereby reporting a patient with a complete form of Pachydermoperiostosis, wherein the presenting feature was bilateral ptosis.

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