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Hemifacial microsomia

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Hemifacial microsomia (HFM) is a craniofacial disorder characterized by a wide spectrum of anomalies, including conductive hearing loss due to external and middle ear deformities [1]. Hemifacial microsomia is the second most common developmental craniofacial anomaly after cleft lip and palate. Diagnostic imaging is important for presurgical evaluation of patients with this anomaly; however the broad spectrum of abnormalies encountered in patients with hemifacial microsomia can be confusing [2]. We present a case of a hemifacial microsomia in 12 year old male.

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  1. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Attawar, Mangalore, 575 001, India

    Sonali Ullal, Ajit Mahale & Kalyan Paudel

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Ullal, S., Mahale, A. & Paudel, K. Hemifacial microsomia. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck S 60, 384–386 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-008-0122-x

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