Asyndromic Bilateral Transverse Facial Cleft

Autor: Oghale Op, LE Chris-Ozoko
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research
Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research; Vol 3, No 1 (2013); 122-124
ISSN: 2277-9205
2141-9248
Popis: Bilateral transverse facial cleft, Tessier no 7 also known as bilateral congenital macrostomia are very rare clefts. We present an eight months old female with bilateral transverse facial cleft, third child of three siblings in a monogamous setting born to parents of Delta origin who resides in effurun Delta state of Nigeria. Mother ingested postinor several times in an attempt to abort pregnancy. Pregnant women should be encouraged to have adequate folic acid diet or supplements. Keywords: Asyndromic, Folic acid, Tessier, Transverse bilateral cleft
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