Abstract

VAILLANT SUAREZ, Guillermo; RODRIGUEZ VERDECIA, Odalis Esther; PEREIRA GOMEZ, Gabriela  and  BASULTO GARCIA, Niuvis. Cutis laxa in an infant. MEDISAN [online]. 2012, vol.16, n.8, pp. 1317-1320. ISSN 1029-3019.

The clinical case of an infant aged 18 months is described, who was attended in the Outpatient Department from "Amistad Argelia-Cuba" Ophthalmology Hospital of the Wilaya of Djelfa in the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria due to eyelid drooping. On physical examination coarse facies, hiperextensible and sagging, wrinkled lax skin with large folds were observed, as well as aging appearance, blepharochalasis and ectropion. There were not musculoskeletal changes, groin or umbilical hernia, or other gastrointestinal, genitourinary or cardiopulmonary manifestations. Taking into account clinical characteristics it was concluded that the patient presented with cutis laxa.

Keywords : infant; cutis laxa; elastolysis; pendulous skin; ophthalmology hospital; Algeria.

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