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Ocular dermoid in the left eye, skin tag in the left cheek, and accessory tragus. Figure 2: The limbal dermoid in the left eye and the skin tag seen in the left cheek respecting the vertical meridian.
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... Patients present with facial, ear, eye, and vertebral abnormalities as well as congenital heart defects[2]. The triad of mandibular hypoplasia, ocular dermoids, and an accessory tragus characterize the syndrome [2][5]. Mounoud et al.[3] in 1975 reported a case of a 2 and half-year-old child with typical facial abnormalities from birth. ...
... Since no specific genes have been linked to this syndrome, prenatal DNA testing cannot be used to diagnose the condition. The outcome of patients with Goldenhar syndrome is generally good but varies widely depending on the severity of the anomalies and whether correction of the anomalies has been done[5]. Differential diagnosis such as Treacher Collins Syndrome (TCS), Anophthalmia plus syndrome, Townes-Brocks syndrome and Nager syndrome should be considered in cases of Goldenhar syndrome in view of their similarities with respect to the facial abnormalities.Treacher Collins Syndrome (TCS) usually presents with bilateral facial involvement[9] while a unilateral facial defect is the typical presentation in Goldenhar syndrome. ...
