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Patient with atrophic and swollen upper eyelids with telangiectasia, yellow plaques on the medial surface of both upper eyelids and remarkable deformity of his upper lip.
Source publication
Ascher syndrome is a rare, benign skin disorder characterized by a double upper lip, blepharochalasis, and nontoxic enlargement of the thyroid gland. The exact cause is unknown, but it is considered to be a hereditary disease with an autosomal dominant trait. We report here a case of forme fruste Ascher syndrome in a 29-year-old man.
Citations
Laffer-Ascher syndrome is characterized by double lips, blepharochalasis, and nongoiter thyroid enlargement. The syndrome was first described in 1923 and several case reports have been published thereafter. We illustrate the syndrome through a case of a 46-year-old woman who presented with both upper and lower double lips and blepharochalasis, and review the literature published.
Thyroid involvement is the most inconsistent feature of the syndrome complex described in reported cases.
