Surgical management of the highly edematous conjunctiva due to ectropion in a 3-year-old collodion baby

作     者：Di Chen Xiao-Wei Liu Chen Di;Liu Xiao-Wei

作者机构：Department of OphthalmologyPeking Union Medical College HospitalPeking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesBeijing 100730China 

出 版 物：《Chinese Medical Journal》 (中华医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2021年第134卷第4期

页      面：503-504页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100212[医学-眼科学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：baby rare restricted 

摘      要：To the Editor:Collodion baby is a descriptive term for an extremely rare congenital condition characterized by the presence of parchment-like or cellophane-like membranes encompassing the whole body at birth.[1,2]The membrane usually peels off after several weeks,and the infant displays one of several ichthyosis skin types.Many complications,such as ectropion,eclabium,and restricted joint move-ments,are frequently seen in collodion babies due to the tight skin.