Introduction and importance
The most common congenital defect involving the face and jaws is cleft lip and palate. Exactly where they appear is determined by the locations at which fusion of the various facial processes failed to occur. The lip or the lip and palate together fail to close in approximately 1–1.5 in every 1000 babies born.
Case presentation
The present case report is of a 36-week- and 4-day-old male fetus with a birth weight of 2100 gr, a height of 41 cm, and a head circumference of 35 cm. He was born to a 42-year-old mother by Cesarean section at Kosar Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Urmia, Iran. In the initial physical examination, hydrocephalus, eye abnormalities, cleft lip, and cleft palate were observed. Unfortunately, the newborn expired two days after birth.
Clinical discussion
The main characteristics of this syndrome are mental retardation, anophthalmia or microphthalmia, abnormal nostrils, and disorders of the central nervous system.
Conclusion
Early diagnosis during pregnancy using diagnostic methods and proper management of this abnormality should be strongly emphasized to prevent further harm to the newborn and the mother with this syndrome.
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