Congenital absence of salivary and lacrimal glands accompanied by growth and development retardation.

Congenital absence or hypoplasia of some or all major salivary or lacrimal glands, nasolacrimal ducts, and puncta is a rare autosomal dominant disorder. Phenotypical expression may show great variability, and the diagnosis may be difficult. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature. This report describes a patient who has all of the essential features suggestive of aplasia of the lacrimal and salivary glands, as well as retardation of growth and development. Although the characteristic features of aplasia of the lacrimal and salivary glands have been described, an association with development and growth retardation has not been reported in the literature.