OPHTHALMO-ACROMELIC SYNDROME IN A PALESTINIAN INFANT: A CASE REPORT

Ophthalmo-acromelic syndrome (OAS) is a rare congenital disorder that leads to malformations of the eyes and limbs. In this article, we have reported the case of a newborn girl with OAS. She was the fifth child in the family. The non-consanguineous parents were healthy. The newborn had bilateral true anophthalmia, macrodactyly and oligodactyly (two toes in both feet, three fingers in the lefthand, and four in the right hand). In addition, she had lumbar spina bifida and hydrocephalus. Thisw as not reported before in the same syndrome. The number of reported cases of this syndrome around the world is limited. These rare congenital anomalies had not been witnessed before in the Gaza Strip, raising an alarm about the relation between congenital birth defects and environment alfactors, especially over the last decade.