Giant macroglossia with persistent nonocclusion in a neonate
| Autor: | Philemon E Okoro, Oladimeji A Akadiri |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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| Zdroj: | African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 229-231 (2011) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0189-6725 0974-5998 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/0189-6725.86070 |
| Popis: | Excessive enlargement of the tongue, macroglossia, is a well-recognised clinical condition which can pose significant social and health problems. We report a case of a neonate who was born with a tongue grossly enlarged to the point of inability to feed and deformation of the jaw. Despite surgical reduction of the tongue to normal size, there was a persistent nonocclusion of the mouth, making sucking impossible. Physiotherapy did not help and our experience with neonatal jaw osteotomy is limited. We wonder if a prenatal aspiration of the tongue cyst could have forestalled this jaw deformation. |
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