Partial facial hemihyperplasia with 9 years of evolution: case report and review of the literature.
Partial facial hemihyperplasia is a rare maxillofacial dysmorphosis of debatable etiology, and is frequently associated with relatively serious appearance and functional disorders depending on the degree of hyperplasia. We report here a case of partial facial hemihyperplasia with 9 years of evolution, describing the alterations observed during the follow-up period and discussing the main aspects of this poorly known entity.
da Silveira
Ericka Janine Dantas
EJ
Oral Pathology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology Department, Natal-RN, Brazil. ericka_janine@yahoo.com.br
Godoy
Gustavo Pina
GP
Lins
Ruthinéia Diógenes Alves Uchoa
RD
de Medeiros
Ana Myriam Costa
AM
Queiroz
Lélia Maria Guedes
LM
D002648:Child; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D011859:Radiography