title: [Ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum and associated syndromes].
abstract: The authors present 2 cases of ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum (AFA). In the first case, the ocular anomaly was unaccompagnied by other malformations; in the second patient, there was an associated popliteal pterygium syndrome. The authors review histologic, embryologic features and etiopathogenic theories of AFA and also fully discuss the various syndromes which may be associated with this ocular anomaly. Rosenman's classification is presented.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital de la Pitié, Paris.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bursztyn
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guillem
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ginisty
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Francoual
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D002971:Cleft Lip; D002972:Cleft Palate; D005143:Eyelids / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013576:Syndactyly; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: L'ankyloblépharon filiforme congénital et les syndromes associés.