All issues > Volume 28(10); 1985

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1985;28(10):1027-1031. Published online October 31, 1985.

A Case of Craniofacial Dysostosis(Crouzon's Disease).

Song Tae Kim, Yong Sang Yoo, Yong Youun Choi

¹Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam University, Medical School

Abstract

We experienced a case of Crouzon* s disease in a 11 year 8 month-old boy with chief complaints of facial deformities and progressive impairment of visual acuity. Physical examination showed craniosynostosis, bilateral exophthalmos, external strabismus, birdlike beaked nose, high-arched palate, hypoplasia of maxilla, prognathism of mandible and dental malocclusion. The review of the literature was made briefly.

Keywords :Craniofacial dysostosis(Crouzon's disease)