WIDOW'S PEAK SCALP-HAIR ANOMALY AND ITS RELATION TO OCULAR HYPERTELORISM

David W. Smith; M. Michael Cohen

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(73)90939-2

WIDOW'S PEAK SCALP-HAIR ANOMALY AND ITS RELATION TO OCULAR HYPERTELORISM

David W. Smith, M. Michael Cohen

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Abstract

A hypothesis which explains the association between ocular hypertelorism and widow's peak was suggested by findings in an unusual case of ocular hypertelorism in which surrounding scalp-hair growth was suppressed by an ectopic eye. The widow's peak scalp-hair anomaly is interpreted as being the result of a lower than usual position of intersection of the bilateral periorbital fields of hair-growth suppression on the forehead. This can occur because the periorbital fields of hair-growth suppression are smaller than usual or because they are widely spaced. The latter explains the association between ocular hypertelorism and widow's peak.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1127-1128
Number of pages	2
Journal	The Lancet
Volume	302
Issue number	7838
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(73)90939-2
Publication status	Published - Nov 17 1973
Externally published	Yes

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assistance. We thank Williams and Wilkins Co. and the National Foundation-March of Dimes for permission to pub- lish fig. 2. This work was supported by Maternal and Child Health Services, National Institutes of Health, and the National Foundation-March of Dimes. Requests for reprints should

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