Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Upper eyelid coloboma
Cleft upper eyelid
HP:0000636
What it means
A short discontinuity of the margin of the upper eyelid.
Rare diseases that can present with this4
The 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: Coloboma of the upper eyelid · Full thickness defect of the upper eyelid · Notched upper eyelid · Upper eyelid colobomas
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