Open AccessCrouzons syndrome: A case report with review of literature
Author(s) -
R. K. Tanwar,
Asha R Iyengar,
K. Nagesh,
B.V Subhash
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.115716
Subject(s) - crouzon syndrome , medicine , craniosynostosis , craniofacial , synostosis , maxillary hypoplasia , craniosynostoses , facial skeleton , deformity , hypoplasia , skull , dysostosis , orthodontics , surgery , distraction osteogenesis , congenital disease , psychology , distraction , neuroscience , psychiatry
Louis Edouard Octave Crouzon, a French neurologist, in 1912, described the hereditary syndrome of craniofacial synostosis in a mother and son. He described the triad as skull deformities, facial anamolies and exopthalmos now known as Crouzon syndrome (CS). CS accounts for about 4.8% of all cases of craniosynostosis. We report a case of CS in 4 year old girl with characteristic features of cranial deformity, maxillary hypoplasia, cleft palate and exopthalmos.