Hemifacial hypertrophy
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Medical condition
| Hemifacial hypertrophy | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Friedreich's disease |
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| Left-side HFH in a 10-year-old girl | |
Hemifacial hypertrophy (also termed facial hemihypertrophy,teeth.[4][5] It is classified as true HFH (THFH) with unilateral enlargement of the viscerocranium, and partial HFH (PHFH) in which not all structures are enlarged. Hemifacial hypertrophy can cause a wide spectrum of defects or may involve only muscle or bone.[5] it is usually treated surgically.[6] It is believed to be a minor form of hemihypertrophy.[7]
References
- ^ "OMIM Entry - 133900 - HEMIFACIAL HYPERPLASIA". omim.org. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-312-3800-4.
- ISBN 978-93-5152-303-1.
- PMID 11746014.
- ^ PMID 17448705.
- PMID 3860311.
- S2CID 1982190.
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