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failure of fusion of the lateral palatine processes, the nasal septum, and/or
the median palatine process.
Multifactorial causes: Increased steroid in fetal life increases chance of cleft lip/ palate.
1- Anterior cleft palate
2- Posterior cleft palate (more common). |
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Failure of fusion of the maxillary and medial nasal processes leading to
persistent labial groove.
uni- and bilateral. Unilateral is the most common congenital malformation of the head. |
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| Inflammation of the parotid gland caused by Mumps virus (myxovirus). |
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(Rubeola):
Extremely contagious, 7-14 days of incubation period. Begins with fever (40oC), cough,
conjunctivitis (photophobia), excessive mucous production (coryza) followed by Koplik’s
spots (red with white center) in the mouth and spots on the trunk within 2-3 days.
Complication: otitis media & pneumonia. |
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lesions around the lips and in the mouth, virus is dormant in sensory
ganglia and reactivated by stress, sunlight, menses etc. |
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| fine, lacy white lines on mucosa (Wickham’s stria). |
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(canker sores or stress ulcers): localized ulceration in the mouth,
grayish lesion on a red base, painful, stress induced (eg: exams etc.). |
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deformed teeth (Hutchinson’s teeth),
mental retardation, Hydrocephalus,
deafness, blindness... |
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given to a child leads to
yellow discoloration of the tooth and
enamal hypoplasia and reduced growth
of long bones. |
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| in hypothyroidism or amyloidisis, in cretinism (congenital hypothyroidism) |
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acute or chronic inflammation of the mucosa of the nasal and para-nasal
sinuses. |
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can partly block the nasal passage (may lead to atrophic
rhinitis and infection etc). |
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| inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane |
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| discharge from the nasal mucous membrane |
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| due to the fracture of the cribriform plate and meningeal tears. |
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is a pinkish gray color focal thickening of the mucosa due to edema.
A meningocele might be present in the nose, however, its removal leads to CSF
leakage. |
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