An extremely rare multiple congenital malformation syndrome characterized by the association of ablepharon, macrostomia, abnormal external ears, syndactyly of the hands and feet, skin findings (such as dry and coarse skin or redundant folds of skin), absent or sparse hair, genital malformations and developmental delay (in 2/3 of cases). Other reported manifestations include malar hypoplasia, absent or hypoplastic nipples, umbilical abnormalities and growth retardation. It is a mainly sporadic disorder, although a few familial cases having been reported, and it displays significant clinical overlap with Fraser syndrome.
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The ablepharon macrostomia syndrome is a severe congenital condition that includes total absence of the upper and lower eyelids, failure of lip fusion that results in an enlarged, fish-like mouth, abnormally shaped ears and nose, absence of lanugo, ventral hernia, and ambiguous genitalia.
