File:Pierre Robin sequence 01.jpg

Pierre Robin sequence

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

Features

• cleft palate (soft)

• 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

Sesenna E, Magri AS, Magnani C, Brevi BC & Anghinoni ML. (2012). Mandibular distraction in neonates: indications, technique, results. Ital J Pediatr , 38, 7. PMID: 22300418 DOI.

Copyright

© 2012 Sesenna et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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

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