Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Absent eyelashes
Failure of development of eyelashes
HP:0000561
What it means
Lack of eyelashes.
Often this finding is congenital and associated with alopecia universalis, but this should be coded separately.
Rare diseases that can present with this17
Very common80–99%
8- Ablepharon macrostomia syndrome
- Alopecia universalis
- Craniosynostosis-anal anomalies-porokeratosis syndrome
- Focal facial dermal dysplasia type I
- Hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, Halal type
- Hypotrichosis-lymphedema-telangiectasia-renal defect syndrome
- LMNA-related cardiocutaneous progeria syndrome
- Ptosis-upper ocular movement limitation-absence of lacrimal punctum syndrome
Common30–79%
5The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Agenesis of eyelashes · Aplasia of eyelashes · Atrichia of eyelashes
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