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LETTER TO THE EDITOR |
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Year : 2022 | Volume
: 34
| Issue : 1 | Page : 87 |
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Dilemma of diagnostic criteria
Anubhav Chauhan, Deepak Kumar Sharma
Department of Ophthalmology, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College and Hospital, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
Date of Submission | 08-Dec-2021 |
Date of Decision | 16-Jan-2022 |
Date of Acceptance | 29-Jan-2022 |
Date of Web Publication | 21-Apr-2022 |
Correspondence Address: Dr. Anubhav Chauhan Medical Officer(Specialist), Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College and Hospital, Nerchowk, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh India
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DOI: 10.4103/kjo.kjo_226_21
How to cite this article: Chauhan A, Sharma DK. Dilemma of diagnostic criteria. Kerala J Ophthalmol 2022;34:87 |
We read with great interest the excellent article by Gurnani and Kaur titled “Asymptomatic Goldenhar syndrome in an adult.”[1] We applaud the efforts of the authors in describing the challenges in detail. However, we would like to highlight an important aspect.
The case has features of Goldenhar syndrome, but if we consider the diagnostic criteria, then only one feature was present out of the minimum two. At least two of the following findings must be present for the diagnosis of this syndrome: unilateral microtia, unilateral mandibular hypoplasia, epibulbar dermoid cysts (unilateral or bilateral), or vertebral malformations.[2] Microtia, unilateral mandibular hypoplasia, and vertebral malformations have not been stated/or were not present?
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1. | Gurnani B, Kaur K. Asymptomatic Goldenhar syndrome in an adult. Kerala J Ophthalmol 2021;33:252-3. [Full text] |
2. | Ferreira JM, Gonzaga J. Goldenhar syndrome. Rev Bras Oftalmol 2016;75:401-4. |
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