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Inner Epicanthal Fold

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Inner Epicanthal Fold, Palpebronasal Fold, Medial Canthic Fold, Prominent Epicanthal Fold

  • Definition
  1. Medial eye covered by small folds of skin
  • Causes
  1. Normal variant in asian and native american patients
  2. Associated syndromes (only a few examples listed here)
    1. Down Syndrome
    2. Noonan Syndrome
    3. Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
    4. Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome