Frontonasal dysplasia: A case report
- Author:
Se Il LEE
1
;
Seung Je LEE
;
Hong Sil JOO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Frontonasal dysplasia; Frontorhiny; Median facial cleft
- MeSH: Humans; Hypertelorism; Phenotype
- From:Archives of Craniofacial Surgery 2019;20(6):397-400
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Frontonasal dysplasia is an uncommon congenital anomaly with diverse clinical phenotypes and highly variable clinical characteristics, including hypertelorism, a broad nasal root, median facial cleft, a missing or underdeveloped nasal tip, and a widow's peak hairline. Frontonasal dysplasia is mostly inherited and caused by the ALX genes (ALX1, ALX3, and ALX4). We report a rare case of a frontonasal dysplasia patient with mild hypertelorism, a broad nasal root, an underdeveloped nasal tip, an accessory nasal tag, and a widow's peak. We used soft tissue re-draping to achieve aesthetic improvements.
