Goldenhar syndrome associated with cleft lip and palate. A case report.

• Main Authors: Nayaret Soto, Patricio Encalada
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de Concepción. 2012-12-01
• Series: Journal of Oral Research
• Subjects: Cleft palate; Goldenhar’s Syndrome; infant.

In the literature is possible to find an extense variety of syndromes associated with cleft palate, so in patients with this condition is essential to ask if the damage is or not associated with some syndrome. Necessary to provide adequate treatment. Case report: To the Service of Orthodontics, Las Higueras Hospital was derived a female patient, born on June 22th, 2012. Clinical diagnosis was cleft lip and full cracked palate with a GAP of 17mm, left and right macrostomia, malformed ears, epibulbar cyst in left eyeball, serie of oral papillomas and headphone level, apparently associating this condition to some kind of syndrome. It was made an acrylic plate for the patient can feed and initiates the treatment presurgical orthopedics. The mother recounts in the clinical History suffer diabetes, one of his sons has cognitive delay, not associated to syndrome. Imaging test shows mild hydrocephalus, jaw fully formation, normal audiometry. All changes are in facial area at the rest of the body is shown within normal parameters.Was performed a complete clinical and imaging examination and request help from geneticist, who collected all the facts confirm the presumptive diagnosis of Goldenhar syndrome.Many syndromes that manifest cleft palate are associated with genetic component, except that even Goldenhar syndrome of unknown cause.It is important to note that there are syndromes expressing varying degrees of severity of cracked palate to also give the patient a full treatment.