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Pierre Robin sequence

Frontal and lateral views of an infant with Pierre Robin sequence.

Features

  • Cleft soft palate
  • High-arched palate
  • Jaw that is very small with small (receding) chin
  • Jaw that is far back in the throat
  • Repeated ear infections
  • Small opening in the roof of the mouth, which causes choking
  • Teeth that appear when the baby is born (natal teeth)
  • Tongue that is large compared to the jaw


Links: Pierre Robin Syndrome | Head Development - Abnormalities

Reference

<pubmed>22300418</pubmed>| Ital J Pediatr.


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Sesenna et al. Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2012 38:7 doi:10.1186/1824-7288-38-7

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current19:45, 8 May 2012Thumbnail for version as of 19:45, 8 May 2012800 × 525 (78 KB)Z8600021 (talk | contribs)==Pierre Robin sequence== Preoperative frontal and lateral views of an infant with Pierre Robin sequence. ===Reference=== <pubmed>22300418</pubmed>| [http://www.ijponline.net/content/38/1/7 Ital J Pediatr.] © 2012 Sesenna et al; licensee BioMed Centr