Conjunctival papillomatosis in children treated with co-adjuvant topical interferon alpha-2b.

A series of paediatric patients is presented in whom topical interferon alpha-2b was used as a co-adjuvant treatment for conjunctival papilloma. This condition is frequently associated with human papillomavirus infection. There is little information on the pediatric population with the use of interferon for the treatment of these lesions.

Clinical Description, Molecular Analysis of TWIST2 Gene, and Surgical Treatment in a Patient With Barber-Say Syndrome.

Barber-Say syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by dysmorphic features, mainly of the eyelids and skin. It is caused by heterozygous mutations in gene TWIST2, localized in chromosome 2q37.3.