An extra mouth in a newborn: a unique case of facial duplication

Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2014 Jul;99(4):F342-3. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305036. Epub 2014 Nov 18.

Abstract

An accessory mouth is a very rare condition, with approximately 15 cases reported in the literature to date. We describe another unique case and discuss its possible embryopathogenesis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Choristoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Craniofacial Abnormalities / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Mandible*
  • Mouth*
  • Skull / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed