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. 2024 Aug;76(4):3745-3746.
doi: 10.1007/s12070-024-04599-7. Epub 2024 Mar 21.

Facial Cleft in a Newborn

Ankita Mandal  1 , Chetan Khare  1
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Facial Cleft in a Newborn

Ankita Mandal et al. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Aug.

Abstract

A term newborn was detected for a rare facial defect in the delivery room. The defect arose due to malunion along the lines of facial development during fetal life. This embryonic defect is classified according to the areas of face involved and its associated structures.

Keywords: Facial defect; Oblique defect; Tessier cleft.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interestThe author declares no conflict of interest.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
(Frontal view) illustrate a Tessier type 3 facial cleft (red arrow) in a newborn who required intubation in the delivery room for congenital diaphragmatic hernia. A small ipsilateral cleft lip (yellow arrow) was also present. The excessive soft tissue dermoid on the right cheek is due to the malunion of soft tissues during fetal development. This included defects in the other maxillary prominences’ other derivates, such as the upper lip (yellow arrow), orbital floor and the lateral nasal wall
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
(Lateral view) illustrate a Tessier type facial cleft in the index case
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