Bilateral Ptosis Due to a Rare
Cause-Pachydermoperiostosis
Published: July 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.3185
Mahesh M, K V K S N Murthy
1. Associate Professor of Medicine,
Department of Medicine, JSS Medical College and
Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, India.
2. Senior Resident, Department of Medicine,
JSS Medical College and Hospital JSS University,
Mysore, India.
Correspondence
Dr M Mahesh,
#106 Brigade, Solitaire Apartments, Alanahalli Layout,
Mysore-570028, India.
Phone: 9845114166
Email :doctmahesh@yahoo.com
Pachydermoperiostosis is a rare hereditary disorder that is characterised by pachydermia (thickening of the facial skin and/or scalp), and periostosis (swelling of the periarticular tissue and a subperiosteal new bone formation). Other associated features are arthralgia, polyarthritis, clubbing, seborrhoea, hyperhidrosis, hypertrophic gastropathy, peptic ulcer and gyanecomastia. Eyelid ptosis which is caused by thickened eyelids (blepharoptosis) is a less common association. We are hereby reporting a patient with a complete form of Pachydermoperiostosis, wherein the presenting feature was bilateral ptosis.
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