Congenital facial hemihypertrophy: report of a case with airway compromise.
Facial hemihypertrophy, first described by Beck in 1836, aroused some interest in the early part of this century among European and American clinicians. However, a search of the otolaryngologic literature failed to reveal hemihypertrophy of the head and neck area as a well-recognized entity. We recently encountered a case of hemifacial hypertrophy in a 2-year-old. The child presented with airway compromise and swallowing difficulty. The treatment of this child and a review of associated head and neck findings are discussed.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003679:Deglutition; D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology*; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital*; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology