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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1989;32(4):576-581. Published online April 30, 1989.

Case of Craniofacial Dysostosis(Crouzon's disease).

Seung Hyun Cheon¹, Ju Hwi Kim¹, Young Wook Kim¹, Ki Bok Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Kwangju，Korea

Received: July 26, 1988;  Accepted: November 1, 1988.

Abstract

We experienced a case of Crouzon’s disease in a female neonate with chief complaints of respira- tory distress and bilateral exophthalmos with corneal opacity. Physical examination revealed craniosynostosis, bilateral exophthalmos, external strabismus, parrot beaked nose, high arched palate, hypoplasia of maxilla, prognathism of mandible, protruded tongue and adducted flexion deformity of both arms. A brief review of literatue was made.

Keywords :Crouzon’s disease, Craniofacial dysostosis