Ankyloblepharon Filiforme Adnatum : a Case Report.

Kong, Min Gui; Lee, Min Gyu; Kim, Jung Hoon; Lee, Jung Hye; Woo, Kyung In; Kim, Yoon Duck

doi:2013.54.4.659

J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > Volume 54(4); 2013 > Article

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2013;54(4):659-661.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2013.54.4.659 Published online April 30, 2013.

Ankyloblepharon Filiforme Adnatum : a Case Report.

Min Gui Kong, Min Gyu Lee, Jung Hoon Kim, Jung Hye Lee, Kyung In Woo, Yoon Duck Kim

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ydkimoph@skku.edu
²Department of Ophthalmology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

신생아에서 발견된 안검 유착증 1예

공민귀¹⋅이민규¹⋅김정훈²⋅이정혜¹⋅우경인¹⋅김윤덕¹

Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine¹, Seoul, Korea
Department of Ophthalmology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine², Seoul, Korea

Abstract

PURPOSE
To report a case of ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum in a newborn male. CASE SUMMARY: A 4-day-old male was referred for fused right eyelids with unremarkable other pediatric examinations. Ocular examination under general anesthesia revealed partial fusion of his right upper and lower eyelids by a 4 mm-wide band of tissue which arose from the skin of the upper and lower eyelids. The adhesion was separated by sharp scissors and no other ocular abnormalities were revealed. CONCLUSIONS: Ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum is a rare congenital malformation. In this case, the band of tissue connecting the upper and lower eyelids arose not from the eyelid margin but from the eyelid skin, which is even rarer, thus supporting the theory that this condition is due to the fusion of eyelids at abnormal positions, and not due to problems during the separation of eyelids.

Key Words: Adhesion;Ankyloblepharon;Eyelid;Fusion