Acquired Pediatric Blepharoptosis Related to Linear Scleroderma

Periocular linear scleroderma coup de sabre has been seen in association with blepharoptosis. The authors describe a 4-year-old girl who developed left blepharoptosis simultaneously with a remote scalp lesion consistent with linear scleroderma coup de sabre. This case is unique in that the scalp les...

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Published inJournal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Kao, Tina Y., Yoon, Michael K., Hwang, Thomas N., Bloomer, Michele M., McCulley, Timothy J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thorofare, NJ SLACK Incorporated 2011
SLACK INCORPORATED
Subjects
Alopecia
Atrophy
Baldness
Biopsy
Blepharoptosis - etiology
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Inflammation
Magnetic resonance imaging
Motility
Scleroderma
Scleroderma, Localized - complications
Surgery
Tomography
Guam
San Francisco California
California
United States > US
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ISSN0191-3913
1938-2405
1938-2405
DOI10.3928/01913913-20091218-02

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Summary:Periocular linear scleroderma coup de sabre has been seen in association with blepharoptosis. The authors describe a 4-year-old girl who developed left blepharoptosis simultaneously with a remote scalp lesion consistent with linear scleroderma coup de sabre. This case is unique in that the scalp lesion was distant from the affected eye.
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ISSN:0191-3913
1938-2405
1938-2405
DOI:10.3928/01913913-20091218-02