1. Cheiloschisis:
Better known as cleft lip. Cheiloschisis is a congenital facial deformity
of the lip, usually the upper lip, due to a failure of merging in
one or more of the embryologic processes that form the lip; it is
frequently associated with cleft tooth socket and cleft palate.
2. Craniofacial deformity:
¡EMicrotia: A small, abnormally
shaped or absent external ear. It can occur on
¡@one side only (called "unilateral") or on both sides
(called "bilateral").
¡EHemifacial microsomia: A
condition in which the lower half of one side of the
¡@face is underdeveloped and does not grow normally.
¡ECrouzon's Syndrome: A genetic
disorder characterized by the premature
¡@joining of certain bones of the skull during development, which
affects the
¡@shape of the head and face. Abnormal growth of these bones leads
to
¡@wide-set, bulging eyes and vision problems caused by shallow eye
sockets.
¡EApert syndrome:
A condition characterized by specific malformations of the
¡@skull, midface, hands, and feet. The skull is prematurely fused
and unable to
¡@grow normally; the midface appears retruded or sunken; and the
fingers and
¡@toes are fused together in varying degrees.
¡EFacial nerve atrophy
¡EFacial nerve paralysis
3. Facial tumor:
¡ENeurofibromatosis: A condition
that causes tumors to grow on nerve tissue,
¡@producing skin and bone abnormalities.
¡EHemangioma: An abnormal
build up of blood vessels in the skin or internal
¡@organs.
¡EBenign tumor
¡EMalignant tumor
4. Skin diseases:
¡ECongenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma:
A hereditary skin disease characterized
¡@by diffuse chronic erythema (abnormal redness of the skin caused
by capillary
¡@congestion) and the formation of thickened, scaly skin on the palms
and soles,
¡@sometimes associated with ocular and neural changes.
¡EBeauty mark
¡EBirth mark
¡ESteven-Johnson Syndrome:
A potentially deadly skin disease that is usually the
¡@result of a drug reaction.
