Preferred Label : Ascher syndrome;
ICD-11 definition : Ascher syndrome is characterized by the association of blepharochalasis and double
lip. Blepharochalasis is characterized by relapsing edematous tumefaction and increasing
relaxation of the eyelids with atrophy of the skin, blepharophimosis and emergence
of a pseudoepicanthus. Folding of the oral mucosa is referred to as double lip. It
usually affects the upper lip, but the lower lip may also be involved.;
ICD-11 synonym : Blepharochalasia - double lip;
Origin ID : 1063203220;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Ascher syndrome is characterized by the association of blepharochalasis and double
lip. Blepharochalasis is characterized by relapsing edematous tumefaction and increasing
relaxation of the eyelids with atrophy of the skin, blepharophimosis and emergence
of a pseudoepicanthus. Folding of the oral mucosa is referred to as double lip. It
usually affects the upper lip, but the lower lip may also be involved.
