Acquired Cleft Palate Associated with Febrile Illness
Mohammad Abdulqader Shawir
Abstract:While congenital cleft palate is thought to be an interaction of hereditary and environmental factors, acquired cleft palate (ACP) is caused commonly by cocaine inhalation in western countries. Other causes include infective (Tb, tertiary syphilis); trauma; connective tissue disease (SLE, vasculitis Wagner's granulomatosis; sarcoidosis and idiopathic. An uneducated 45-year-old presented with febrile skin eruption which evolved into skin necrolysis and gangrene. This occurred following the ingestion of quinine … Show more
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