Zygomaticotemporal synostosis: a rare cause of progressive facial asymmetry.
Cranial synostosis is relatively common; however, premature closure of a facial suture is remarkably rare. We describe an adolescent male with zygomaticotemporal synostosis that manifested as progressive midfacial and orbital asymmetry, angulation of the cranial base, and nasal deviation. To our knowledge, this is the first description of this anomaly in the literature.
Rogers
Gary F
GF
Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. gary.rogers@childrens.harvard.edu
Greene
Arin K
AK
Oh
Albert K
AK
Robson
Caroline
C
Mulliken
John B
JB
D002648:Child; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000150:complications*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000473:pathology; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology; D019291:Skull Base / Q000473:pathology; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D015050:Zygoma / Q000002:abnormalities*