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Case Reports
. 1991 Jul;109(7):980-1.
doi: 10.1001/archopht.1991.01080070092042.

Hereditary lymphedema and distichiasis

T Kolin  1 , K J Johns, W B Wadlington, M G Butler, M A Sunalp, K W Wright
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Case Reports

Hereditary lymphedema and distichiasis

T Kolin et al. Arch Ophthalmol. 1991 Jul.

Abstract

Two patients with lymphedema-distichiasis syndrome illustrate that both Milroy's disease and late-onset hereditary lymphedema are sometimes associated with distichiasis. It is important for ophthalmologists to be aware of the lymphedema-distichiasis syndrome because of its ophthalmic manifestations and the associated systemic abnormalities that can be potentially life threatening.

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Fig 1.—
Fig 1.—
Distichiasis of lower eyelashes and chemosis in case 1.
Fig 2.—
Fig 2.—
Lymphedema of the lower extremities in case 1.
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