A 5-month-old girl with amniotic band syndrome.

A 5-month-old girl presented with bilateral upper and lower eyelid cicatricial ectropion with right eye exposure keratopathy and bilateral lateral canthal defects. Physical examination revealed a constriction band over the temporal area of the head and nasal bridge; she was diagnosed with congenital amniotic band syndrome (ABS). Upper and lower eyelid reconstruction procedures were performed along with lateral canthal reconstruction to salvage the remaining left eye.

Chromosome numbers, characterization of chromosomal pairing during meiosis, origin and natural propagation in polyploid cytotypes (4x, 5x and 6x) of Agrimonia eupatoria L. (Rosaceae) in northwest Himalayas (India).

Despite the presence of intraspecific polyploidy (2x, 4x, 5x and 6x) in Agrimonia eupatoria, origin of these cytotypes has never been addressed adequately. The aim of the present study was to record the original chromosome counts and characterize chromosomal pairing during meiosis and microsporogenesis in the 5x cytotype, and discussing the hypothesis regarding the possible origin of polyploid cytotypes (4x, 5x and 6x) in the species. The geographical distribution pattern of cytotypes in the Indian Himalayas and elsewhere has also been analyzed.