title: An unusual bilateral oblique facial cleft in a newborn.
abstract: An extremely rare case of asymmetrical bilateral oblique facial cleft presumably secondary to amniotic bands is presented. The cleft on the right side of the patient commenced from the lower lip through the maxillary region of the face to the temporal area and was described as a lower oro-temporal cleft to differentiate it from the previously reported type commencing from the upper lip.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Surgery, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, PMB 1414, Borno State, Maiduguri, Nigeria. soji273@yahoo.com
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Olasoji
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tahir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Isa
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000473:pathology*; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male