Congenital Microstomia
- Feature of craniofacial syndromes
- Including Freeman-Sheldon syndrome
- Also seen in Sheldon-Hall syndromes
- May present with whistling-face feature
- Impairs alimentation and may require oral surgeries
Acquired Microstomia
- Can result from scarring due to various conditions
- Seen as a complication of facial burns
- Can be a feature of systemic scleroderma
References
- Hagberg and Benumofs Airway Management, Elsevier, pp. 608-639
- Jameson, J. Larry, Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine, McGraw-Hill Education, pp. ch 353
External links
- Classification: ICD-10: Q18.5
- Classification: ICD-9-CM: 744.84
Microstomia is a small mouth (micro- a combining form meaning small + -stomia a combining form meaning mouth = (abnormally) "small mouth" in Greek.)
| Microstomia | |
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| Acquired microstomia from congenital syphilis | |
| Specialty | Medical genetics |
micro- + stoma + -ia
microstomia (uncountable)
