charles hunter discovered treacher collins syndrome and when was it first diagnosed.
who discovered treacher collins syndrome and when was it first diagnosed?
charles hunter
edward treacher collins





























edward treacher collins (28 may 1862 – 13 december 1932) was an english surgeon and ophthalmologist. he is best known for describing the treacher collins syndrome.





























he was the son of dr. william job collins and miss treacher. treacher collins used his mother's maiden name and his father's surname without a hyphen, according to the custom of the time.
edward treacher collins
other diseases have similar characteristics to treacher collins syndrome. in the differential diagnosis, one should consider the acrofacial dysostoses. the facial appearance resembles that of treacher collins syndrome, but additional limb abnormalities occur in those persons. examples of these diseases are nager syndrome and miller syndrome.





























the oculoauriculovertebral spectrum should also be considered in the differential diagnosis. an example is hemifacial microsomia, which primarily affects development of the ear, mouth, and mandible. this anomaly may occur bilaterally. another disease which belongs to this spectrum is goldenhar syndrome, which includes vertebral abnormalities, epibulbar dermoids and facial deformities.





























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