Epicanthal folds
Alternative names:
plica palpebronasalis
Definition:
A skin fold of the upper eyelid (from the nose to the inner
side of the eyebrow) covering the inner corner (canthus) of
the eye.
Considerations:
The presence of an epicanthal fold is normal in people of
Asiatic descent. An epicanthal fold is also common in children
with Down syndrome.
Common causes:
- normal appearance (for people of Asiatic descent and
some non-Oriental infants)
- Down syndrome
- Turner syndrome
- phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Williams syndrome
- Noonan syndrome
- Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
- blepharophimosis syndrome
Update Date: 02/09/00
Updated by: J. Gordon Lambert, MD, Associate Medical Director,
Utah Health Informatics and adam.com
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