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Hemifacial Microsomia in a Cat
Author(s) -
Song R. B.,
Kent M.,
Glass E. N.,
Davis G. J.,
Castro F. A.,
Lahunta A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/ahe.12285
Subject(s) - hemifacial microsomia , anatomy , maxilla , medicine , facial symmetry , nose , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , canthus , orthodontics , craniofacial , eyelid , surgery , biology , botany , psychiatry , genus
Summary A 7‐month‐old domestic medium hair cat presented with facial asymmetry affecting the bony and soft tissue structures of the right side of the head including the maxilla, nose, eye and pinna of the ear. Additionally, neurological dysfunction of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves on the affected side was present. A congenital malformation affecting the first and second embryologic pharyngeal arches was suspected. This is the first case of hemifacial microsomia of likely congenital origin reported in a cat.