Fraser Syndrome – A Case Report

Fraser syndrome (Cryptophthalmos syndrome) is a
rare autosomal recessive disorder. The most consistent
features are cryptophthalmos, syndactyly of finger and
toes, abnormal genitalia1. The first report of Fraser
syndrome is attributed to Zehender and coworker2,3,4.
In 1962 Fraser described the recurring constellation
of cases of Cryptophthalmos with other congenital
anomalies5. The prevalence of Fraser syndrome FS
has been established to be approximately forty three
per 100,000 live birth and 11.06 per 100,000 still
births6. We report the case of a full term newborn
who had multiple abnormality consistent with Fraser
syndrome cryptophthalmos.

 

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