Open AccessHemifacial microsomia: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Sneha H Choudhary,
Lata Kale,
Sunil S Mishra,
Anand N Swami
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of indian academy of oral medicine and radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1572
pISSN - 0972-1363
DOI - 10.4103/0972-1363.188772
Subject(s) - medicine , hemifacial microsomia , hypoplasia , muscles of mastication , craniofacial , deformity , facial nerve , anatomy , facial symmetry , orthodontics , temporomandibular joint , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , tongue , surgery , psychiatry , botany , pathology , biology , genus
Hemifacial microsomia (HFM) is a congenital facial deformity involving the structures derived from first and second pharyngeal arches like temporomandibular joint, mandibular ramus and body, muscles of mastication, ear and sometimes facial nerve. HFM is the second most common developmental craniofacial anomaly after cleft lip and palate, which usually occurs unilaterally, but also may occur bilaterally. In the present article, we have reported a case of HFM in an 8-year-old boy with unilateral facial hypoplasia, deformed ear and partial conductive hearing loss on the right side