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Patient's full-faced view: (a) right-sided hemifacial microsomia, malar and mandibular hypoplasia, (b) deviation to the right side.
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Oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum (OAVS), formerly known as Goldenhar syndrome is a complex congenital anomaly arising from mal-development of first and second branchial arches, mainly affecting the face, eyes and ears. Majority of patients diagnosed with OAVS have some degree of facial asymmetry, featured with unilateral facial hypoplasia, promine...
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... external examinations, the patient presented with right-sided hemifacial microsomia, malar and mandibular hypoplasia (Fig. 3a) and deviation to the affected side (Fig. 3a). In addition, some degree of soft tissue hypoplasia was observed on the right side. Absence of the right condyle and ramus was also a conspicuous ...
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... external examinations, the patient presented with right-sided hemifacial microsomia, malar and mandibular hypoplasia (Fig. 3a) and deviation to the affected side (Fig. 3a). In addition, some degree of soft tissue hypoplasia was observed on the right side. Absence of the right condyle and ramus was also a conspicuous ...
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... Goldenhar syndrome or oculo-auriculovertebral syndrome (OAVS), is an uncommon congenital disorder that results from defects in the first and second brachial arches [1]. It is named after Dr. Maurice Goldenhar who first described Treatment is dependent on two major factors viz; the patient's age at the time of diagnosis and the systemic abnormalities present. ...
... The incidence of Goldenhar syndrome is approximately 1:35,000 -1:56,000 with a male-to-female ratio of 3:2[2]. The exact aetiology of Goldenhar syndrome is not yet fully elucidated and there is no consensus regarding this[1] [3]. Several risk factors have been associated with Goldenhar syndrome. ...
