title: Congenital hemifacial hyperplasia.
abstract: A case of true hemifacial hyperplasia is described. This is an unusual condition which produces facial asymmetry by a marked, unilateral, localised overgrowth of all the tissues in the affected area, including, the facial soft tissues, bones and teeth. The patient is an eight-year-old Caucasian girl with congenital hemihyperplasia of the right side of her face.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Antoniades
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Letsis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karakasis
mesh_terms: D002610:Cheek / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005145:Face; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007568:Jaw / Q000473:pathology