A rare patient with a false median cleft lip associated with multiple congenital anomalies.
A girl manifesting a false median cleft lip associated with hypertelorism, anophthalmos, hydranencephaly with holoprosencephaly, and osteogenesis imperfecta, among other disorders, survived and was fed mainly milk products up to the age of 11. Then, surgical closure of the false median cleft lip was undertaken to improve the face aesthetically and to make the child more acceptable to society at large. The patient's median cerebrofacial dysgenesis with other anomalies was unique, compared with disorders reported in the literature. The embryological distinction between a false and true median cleft lip is also discussed.
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Department of Dermatology (Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery), Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods