A Case of Crouzon's Disease.
- Author:
Moo Shik SOHN
1
;
Won Seek KIM
;
Seoung Keun OH
;
Seung Koo KANG
;
Chong Nham KIM
;
In Hee LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Woo Sok University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Congenital Abnormalities;
Craniofacial Dysostosis*;
Decompression;
Exophthalmos;
Humans;
Jaw;
Male;
Maxilla;
Nose;
Prognathism;
Strikes, Employee;
Tooth
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1970;11(4):83-86
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A case of Crouzon's disease, in spite of the relatively small number of cases reported until recently. The patient was 3years old male and hospitalized Woo-Sok University hospital 5 May, 1970. the appearance of the patient was striking type of facial deformity. There is a marked frontal boss forming a prominent bregmatic tumour, hooked nose, a small receding maxilla and a pronounced prognathism in wthich the teeth of the lower jaw protrude several centimetres beyond those of the upper. Proptosis and subnormal mentality was present, Cerebral decompression had been performed to the patient for his exophthalmos, it was aggreviated after the operation and thus enucleation was done finally.
