Giant macroglossia with persistent nonocclusion in a neonate
Excessive enlargement of the tongue, macroglossia, is a well-recognised clinical condition which can pose significant social and health problems. We report a case of a neonate who was born with a tongue grossly enlarged to the point of inability to feed and deformation of the jaw. Despite surgical r...
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| 520 | |a Excessive enlargement of the tongue, macroglossia, is a well-recognised clinical condition which can pose significant social and health problems. We report a case of a neonate who was born with a tongue grossly enlarged to the point of inability to feed and deformation of the jaw. Despite surgical reduction of the tongue to normal size, there was a persistent nonocclusion of the mouth, making sucking impossible. Physiotherapy did not help and our experience with neonatal jaw osteotomy is limited. We wonder if a prenatal aspiration of the tongue cyst could have forestalled this jaw deformation. | ||
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| 690 | |a Jaw deformation | ||
| 690 | |a macroglossia | ||
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