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Micrognathism

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Specialty
  
gastroenterology

ICD-9-CM
  
524.04

MedlinePlus
  
003306

ICD-10
  
K07.0

DiseasesDB
  
22641

MeSH
  
D008844

Micrognathism, also called micrognathia, strawberry chin, hypognathia or hypogthathism, is a condition where the jaw is undersized. It is also sometimes called "Mandibular hypoplasia". It is common in infants, but is usually self-corrected during growth, due to the jaws' increasing in size. It may be a cause of abnormal tooth alignment and in severe cases can hamper feeding. It can also, both in adults and children, make intubation difficult, either during anesthesia or in emergency situations.

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Causes

While not always pathological, it can present as a birth defect in multiple syndromes including:

  • Catel–Manzke syndrome
  • Bloom syndrome
  • Coffin–Lowry syndrome
  • congenital rubella
  • Cri du chat syndrome
  • DiGeorge's Syndrome
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
  • fetal alcohol syndrome
  • Hallermann-Streiff syndrome
  • Hemifacial microsomia (as part of Goldenhar Syndrome)
  • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  • Marfan syndrome
  • Noonan syndrome
  • Pierre Robin syndrome
  • Prader-Willi syndrome
  • Progeria
  • Russell-Silver syndrome
  • Seckel syndrome
  • Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
  • Treacher Collins syndrome
  • Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome)
  • Trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome)
  • Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome
  • X0 syndrome (Turner syndrome)

    • Diagnosis

    It can be detected by the naked eye as well as dental or skull X-Ray testing.

    References

    Micrognathism Wikipedia
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