Cleft Palate and Keratoconus in a Child Affected by Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: An Accidental Association?

Abstract

This report describes the case of a 9-year-old girl affected by fetal alcohol syndrome who presented at birth with blepharophimosis and a cleft palate, which was submitted to surgery. She was referred to our hospital for a visual acuity reduction, where a diagnosis of keratoconus was made. This case highlights the rarity of the association between fetal alcohol syndrome and cleft palate and the previously unreported association involving fetal alcohol syndrome–keratoconus and cleft palate–keratoconus.