Familial Crouzon syndrome

Crouzon syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition of the craniosynostotic syndromes without syndactyly and with various dentofacial anomalies. Craniosynostosis, maxillary hypoplasia, shallow orbits, ocular proptosis and hypertelorism are the characteristic features of Crouzon syndrome. This report...

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Published inContemporary clinical dentistry Vol. 1; no. 4; pp. 277 - 280
Main Authors Samatha, Y, Vardhan, T Harsha, Kiran, A Ravi, Sankar, A J Sai, Ramakrishna, B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2010
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Airway management
Care and treatment
Case Report
Craniofacial dysostosis
Craniosynostosis
Crouzon syndrome
dentofacial anomalies
Diagnosis
Medical research
Mutation
Physiological aspects
Teeth
India
Craniosynostosis
dentofacial anomalies
Crouzon syndrome
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Summary:Crouzon syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition of the craniosynostotic syndromes without syndactyly and with various dentofacial anomalies. Craniosynostosis, maxillary hypoplasia, shallow orbits, ocular proptosis and hypertelorism are the characteristic features of Crouzon syndrome. This report describes the variable clinical features in affected individuals over two generations of a family with dentofacial deformities and review of literature.
ISSN:0976-237X
0976-2361
DOI:10.4103/0976-237X.76402