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Tukel syndrome

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A congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles that is characterized by nonprogressive restrictive ophthalmoplegia with blepharoptosis of the right eye and postaxial oligodactyly/oligosyndactyly of the hands, with the right more severely affected than the le

A congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles that is characterized by nonprogressive restrictive ophthalmoplegia with blepharoptosis of the right eye and postaxial oligodactyly/oligosyndactyly of the hands, with the right more severely affected than the left.

Signs and symptoms

  • Restrictive external ophthalmoplegia
  • Congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscles
  • Carpal bone aplasia
  • Ptosis
  • Postaxial oligodactyly
  • Syndactyly
  • Nonprogressive restrictive external ophthalmoplegia
  • Carpal synostosis
  • Compensatory chin elevation

Also known as: congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles 4