Cleft lip and cleft palate closure in 13 month-old female with epidermolysis bullosa


ÖZGÜR F. F., Sonmez E., Tuncbilek G.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.16, no.5, pp.843-847, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Skin blistering and fragility are hallmarks of the rare hereditary disease called Epidemolysis Bullosa, affecting mainly the skin but also all mucocutaneous layers and sometimes the aero-digestive tract. Orofacial clefts are among the most common structural birth defects in humans, seen about 2 cases per 1000 births. This case report illustrates the closure of cleft lip and cleft palate in 13 month female with epidermolysis bullosa.