title: Oculo-ectodermal syndrome: is arachnoid cyst a common finding?
abstract: Oculo-ectodermal syndrome is a rare condition characterized by aplasia cutis and epibulbar dermoids. We present the case of a 6-year-old girl with oculo-ectodermal syndrome, who was found to have an arachnoid cyst by head computed tomography. This is the third case of oculo-ectodermal syndrome with arachnoid cyst reported in the literature, and suggests that arachnoid cyst may be a phenotypic feature of oculo-ectodermal syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
authors.forename: Madelena M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Tai
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lockspieler
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Slavotinek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D044466:Asian People; D002648:Child; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed