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A Case of the Complete Syndrome

JED LEE HOWARD, M.D.

AMA Arch Ophthalmol. 1958;59(6):882-884.

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In 1944, the Franceschetti syndrome was recognized as a distinct clinical entity.¹ This was followed by the definitive work of Franceschetti and Klein in 1949.² As a rule, this developmental anomaly does not appear as the full syndrome and has been subdivided into five groups: 1. Complete. This form, which is composed of multiple congenital malformations of the face, mouth, eyes, and ears, was first described in 1923 by de Lima and Monteiro³ but failed to appear in the American literature until the reports of Hurwitz,⁴ in 1954, and Hunt and Smith,⁵ in 1955. 2. Incomplete. Despite the usual report of deafness in this commoner form, the ears usually appear normal. It was the report of such cases by Treacher Collins⁶ in 1900 that led Franceschetti to suggest that the entity be called "Treacher Collins syndrome." 3. Abortive. This shows only lid anomalies, as . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
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Howe Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Harvard University Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

Footnotes
Received for publication Sept. 3, 1957.

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