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| Year : 2006 | Volume
: 54
| Issue : 1 | Page : 97--99 |
Craniofacial surgery for craniometaphyseal dysplasia
FU Ahmad, AK Mahapatra, H Mahajan
Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
A K Mahapatra
7th floor, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical sciences, New Delhi - 110 029
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.24721
Craniometaphyseal dysplasia (CMD) is a rare congenital bone dysplasia with abnormal bony overgrowth leading to characteristic facial features and cranial nerve compression. We present a 10-year-old child with bony swelling at the nasal root since birth along with decreased hearing in both ears. She had normal developmental milestones and intelligence. On examination, she had bossing of forehead with very broad nasal root, short septum, hypertelorism and epicanthic folds. CT scan with 3D reconstruction revealed grossly thickened calvarium and hyperostosis and sclerosis of the cranial base. As the major concern of the parents was cosmetic, craniofacial reconstruction was performed with good cosmetic outcome
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