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Neck Scarring, with Defects of Ears and Eyes

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A lady and her sister presented with bilateral neck scarring, broad nasal root, deformed ears with preauricular pits, and small-sized squinted eyes with colobomas. Biopsy from the scarred skin showed atrophic skin, scarred dermis, and absent skin appendages. A high index of suspicion aided in diagnosing this rare genetic disorder.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

    Mohammad Ali El-Darouti

  2. Dubai Health Authority, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Faiza Mohamed Al-Ali

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El-Darouti, M.A., Al-Ali, F.M. (2019). Neck Scarring, with Defects of Ears and Eyes. In: Challenging Cases in Dermatology Volume 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21855-3_1

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