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Italian Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery 2011 June;22(2):131-5

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language: English

Malpuech syndrome: case report and review of the literature

Pagnoni M., Fadda N. T., Mustazza M. C., Capriotti M., Iannetti G.

Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, La “Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy

Malpuech facial clefting syndrome is a very rare syndrome characterized by mental and physical retardation, wide set eyes, genital abnormalities, urogenital anomalies and a characteristic facial cleft. The present work is a case of an adult patient affected by the syndrome showing all the typical symptoms and signs of the malformation and a review of the literature. The authors point the importance on the typical clinical picture of the case for accurate screening and diagnosis