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

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ÖZGÜR F. F., Sonmez E., Tuncbilek G.

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

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 16 Issue: 5
• Publication Date: 2005
• Doi Number: 10.1097/01.scs.0000168768.40862.c5
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.843-847
• Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

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.