Cleft Palate Lateral Synechiae Syndrome – A rare case report.

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

Dr. R. Ramesh Kumar, Prof . Madhavan

Oral synechiae is a rare craniofacial anomaly . This case report with findings of 15 days old

Preterm male baby with birth weight of 1.6 kg , was admitted in our institution with the findings

Of difficulty in opening mouth and feeding difficulty with bulging anterior fontanellae. Baby was

maintaining saturation in room air. Careful examination of oral cavity reveals that baby is having

Micrognathia , multiple bands connecting between alveolus and hard palate on both sides with

incomplete cleft palate .

Baby was evaluated thoroughly with routine blood investigation with MRI ain imaging.

Diagnosed as a case of Cleft palate with lateral synechiae with tetraventicular hydrocephalus

and synechiae was released.