what is a cleft lip disease?
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Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects that occur when a baby's lip or mouth do not form properly during pregnancy. Together, these birth def ects commonly are called “orofacial clefts”.
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In many babies, a definite cause isn't discovered. The mother or the father can pass on genes that cause clefting, either alone or as part of a genetic syndrome that includes a cleft lip or cleft palate as one of its signs.
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Rathke's Cleft Cyst. Rathke's cleft cyst is a benign congenital fluid filled cyst that is found between the anterior and posterior parts of the pituitary gland. Symptomatic Rathke cleft cysts are fairly rare and make up less than 1 percent of all brain tumors.
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Cleft Palate caused by CP1 is a simple autosomal recessive disease meaning that an affected puppy has inherited one mutant copy of the gene from each parent.
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ENT surgery. Maxillary hypoplasia, or maxillary deficiency, is an underdevelopment of the bones of the upper jaw, which produces midfacial retrusion and creates the illusion of protuberance (jutting forward) of the lower jaw. It is associated with Crouzon syndrome, Angelman syndrome, as well as fetal alcohol syndrome.
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A cleft lip is an opening or split in the upper lip that occurs when developing facial structures in an unborn baby don't close completely. Cleft lip may be unilateral or bilateral. A baby with a cleft lip may also experience a cleft in the roof of the mouth (cleft palate).
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Cleft lip repair. To close the separation in the lip, the surgeon makes incisions on both sides of the cleft and creates flaps of tissue. The flaps are then stitched together, including the lip muscles. The repair should create a more normal lip appearance, structure and function.
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Cleft lip repair. Cleft lip repair is an operation to reconstruct the shape of the lip and nose. If there is a cleft palate as well, then the front half (anterior) of the palate is also repaired.
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Single-gene disorders with oral clefts include Stickler syndrome, Treacher Collins syndrome, and Van der Woude syndrome, among many others. Stickler syndrome is a collagen disorder with autosomal dominant and, less commonly, autosomal recessive inheritance.
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The mother or the father can pass on genes that cause clefting, either alone or as part of a genetic syndrome that includes a cleft lip or cleft palate as one of its signs.
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Congenital heart disease is a general term for a range of birth defects that affect the normal way the heart works. The term "congenital" means the condition is present from birth. Congenital heart disease is one of the most common types of birth defect, affecting up to 8 in every 1,000 babies born in the UK.
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Spina bifida cystica: A bony defect in the vertebral column that causes a cleft in that column. The meningeal membranes that cover the spinal cord and part of the spinal cord protrude through this cleft, and are clearly visible. The opening can be surgically repaired, usually shortly after birth.
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Cherubism is a rare disorder characterized by displacement of normal bone tissue with areas of fibrous growth (fibrous dysplasia) within the upper and/or lower jaw bones (maxilla and/or mandible) on both sides of the face (bilateral).
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Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is lupus affecting the skin. In this autoimmune disease, the body's immune system attacks healthy skin.
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Clinodactyly means that your child has an abnormally bent or curved finger. It is typically caused by abnormal growth and development of the small bones of the finger. It is estimated to affect about 10 percent of the general population to varying degrees.
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Babies with cleft palate are especially at risk of developing middle ear fluid and hearing loss. Dental problems. If the cleft extends through the upper gum, tooth development may be affected.
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Hydatidiform moles are a type of gestational trophoblastic disease.