epicanthic fold

In our study physical finding that were most prominent were epicanthic folds, flat facial facies, mongoloid slant, small dysplastic ear, brachycephaly, cleft lip and cleft palate which corresponds to 78.6%, 91.3%, 92.9%, 46%, 22.2%, 7.1% and 1.6% respectively.

Minor anomalies like low set ears, hypotonia, up slant or down slant of eyes, simian crease, inner epicanthic folds were noted.

With naturally high cheekbones and oval eyes that have epicanthic folds, many Mongolian women have distinct features.

A total of 6 patients presented with dysmorphic faces including coarse facial structures, broadened epicanthic folds, prominent upper jaw and high arched palate along with other characteristics suggesting different forms of muscular dystrophies.

On examination proband B had a long face with hypertelorism, epicanthic folds and an upturned nose (Fig.

The question of his ethnicity only added to the puzzle: his narrow eyes displaying the epicanthic folds of an Asian man, his hair the coiled black curls of an African tribesman, his skin the pasty whiteness of a snowed-under Scandinavian.