Volume 68, Issue 1, August 2023, Pages 6–9
Faical Kouskous1, Widade Kojmane2, Fouzia Hmami3, Kalmi Noura4, Hanane Baybay5, Fatima Zahra Mernissi6, and Moustapha Hida7
1 Department of neonatology and neonatal Resuscitation unit, University Hospital Hassan II, Fes, Morocco
2 Department of neonatology and neonatal Resuscitation unit, University Hospital Hassan II, Fes, Morocco
3 Department of neonatology and neonatal Resuscitation unit, University Hospital Hassan II, Fes, Morocco
4 Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Hassan II, Fes, Morocco
5 Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Hassan II, Fes, Morocco
6 Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Hassan II, Fes, Morocco
7 Service de pédiatrie et des urgences pédiatriques, Hôpital Mère - Enfant, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Morocco
Original language: English
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Asymmetric crying facies in neonates is a rare condition that might be due to hypoplasia of the depressor anguli oris muscle and is characterized by asymmetry of lower lip depression during crying. Case report: We report a full-term newborn delivered by cesarean section with an uneventful pregnancy among non-consanguineous parents. The newborns have an Apgar score of 9 and 10 at 1 and 5 minutes, respectively. His birth measurements were appropriate for his gestational age. His initial clinical examination was normal, apart from the presence of a red intersourciliary macule and an asymmetric face while crying, with the right lip corner disappearing at rest. In this clinical presentation, the diagnosis of asymmetric crying facies was retained. Conclusion: Despite the fact that our patient has no other associated malformations, any facial paralysis that disappears at rest should be treated as a sign of asymmetric crying facies, and other malformations that may be associated should be screened for.
Author Keywords: Congenital, facial asymmetry, cherry angioma, depressor angularis oris muscle, screening.
Faical Kouskous1, Widade Kojmane2, Fouzia Hmami3, Kalmi Noura4, Hanane Baybay5, Fatima Zahra Mernissi6, and Moustapha Hida7
1 Department of neonatology and neonatal Resuscitation unit, University Hospital Hassan II, Fes, Morocco
2 Department of neonatology and neonatal Resuscitation unit, University Hospital Hassan II, Fes, Morocco
3 Department of neonatology and neonatal Resuscitation unit, University Hospital Hassan II, Fes, Morocco
4 Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Hassan II, Fes, Morocco
5 Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Hassan II, Fes, Morocco
6 Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Hassan II, Fes, Morocco
7 Service de pédiatrie et des urgences pédiatriques, Hôpital Mère - Enfant, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Morocco
Original language: English
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Asymmetric crying facies in neonates is a rare condition that might be due to hypoplasia of the depressor anguli oris muscle and is characterized by asymmetry of lower lip depression during crying. Case report: We report a full-term newborn delivered by cesarean section with an uneventful pregnancy among non-consanguineous parents. The newborns have an Apgar score of 9 and 10 at 1 and 5 minutes, respectively. His birth measurements were appropriate for his gestational age. His initial clinical examination was normal, apart from the presence of a red intersourciliary macule and an asymmetric face while crying, with the right lip corner disappearing at rest. In this clinical presentation, the diagnosis of asymmetric crying facies was retained. Conclusion: Despite the fact that our patient has no other associated malformations, any facial paralysis that disappears at rest should be treated as a sign of asymmetric crying facies, and other malformations that may be associated should be screened for.
Author Keywords: Congenital, facial asymmetry, cherry angioma, depressor angularis oris muscle, screening.
How to Cite this Article
Faical Kouskous, Widade Kojmane, Fouzia Hmami, Kalmi Noura, Hanane Baybay, Fatima Zahra Mernissi, and Moustapha Hida, “Congenital asymmetric Crying Facies: Case report,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 6–9, August 2023.
