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Facial Asymmetry

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Definition: Congenital or acquired asymmetry of the face.  if congen use /congen; do not confuse with FACIAL HEMIATROPHY; since asymmetry is lateral, long face syndrome does not go here: index under FACIAL BONES /abnorm (IM) + MALOCCLUSION or specific type (IM) + SYNDROME (NIM)   
See Also Facies 		Other names Hemifacial Microsomia; Facial Asymmetries; Asymmetry, Facial; Asymmetries, Facial
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Fronto-facio-nasal dysplasia  0   *Encephalocele *Eye Abnormalities *Facial Asymmetry *Craniofacial Abnormalities Nose/abnormalities.
Oculodentoosseous dysplasia recessive  0   *Dental Enamel Hypoplasia *Facial Asymmetry *Microphthalmos *Syndactyly Face/abnormalities.
Mehes syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Facial Asymmetry *Language Development Disorders *Strabismus Ear, External/abnormalities.
Rokitansky sequence  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Facial Asymmetry Genitalia, Female/abnormalities Kidney/abnormalities Spine/abnormalities.
Hemifacial myohyperplasia  0   *Facial Asymmetry/congenital.
Opitz Reynolds Fitzgerald syndrome  0   *Facial Asymmetry *Mandibulofacial Dysostosis.

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