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'''Microstomia''' (''micro-'' a combining form meaning small + ''-stomia'' a combining form meaning mouth = (abnormally) "small mouth") is a [[clinical feature]] of many [[craniofacial]] [[syndrome]]s, including [[Freeman-Sheldon syndrome]] and Sheldon-Hall syndromes (or [[distal arthrogryposis multiplex congenita]]). It may present with [[whistling-face]] feature, as well, as in Freeman-Sheldon syndrome. In this syndrome, it impairs alimentation and may require [[oral commissurotomies]], with subsequent revisions, to improve function. |
'''Microstomia''' (''micro-'' a combining form meaning small + ''-stomia'' a combining form meaning mouth = (abnormally) "small mouth") is a [[clinical feature]] of many [[craniofacial]] [[syndrome]]s, including [[Freeman-Sheldon syndrome]] and Sheldon-Hall syndromes (or [[distal arthrogryposis multiplex congenita]]). It may present with [[whistling-face]] feature, as well, as in Freeman-Sheldon syndrome. In this syndrome, it impairs alimentation and may require [[oral commissurotomies]], with subsequent revisions, to improve function. |
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Microstomia (micro- a combining form meaning small + -stomia a combining form meaning mouth = (abnormally) "small mouth") is a clinical feature of many craniofacial syndromes, including Freeman-Sheldon syndrome and Sheldon-Hall syndromes (ordistal arthrogryposis multiplex congenita). It may present with whistling-face feature, as well, as in Freeman-Sheldon syndrome. In this syndrome, it impairs alimentation and may require oral commissurotomies, with subsequent revisions, to improve function.
Congenital malformations and deformations of eyes
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