Odd looking or facies abnormal babies

Year 2018, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 268 - 281, 16.01.2018

Elfide Topaloğlu M. Arif Akşit Mehmet Kuşku Gülseren Oktay

Abstract

AIM: Although the most advance ultrasonography, by directly four dimensions looking the face, the
abnormalities are hard to confirm. So, the first to be noticeable is suspicious and taken measurement for
the remarkable evidence is or not. In this Chapter, the evaluation of odd-looking infant is discussed.
Grounding Aspects: The PossumCore and “Genetik Hastalıklarda Klinik Özellikler, Genetik
Danışmanlık/Clinic specifications at the genetic diseases, EsOGÜ Pediatric Genetics Department
Guideline, January 2014” is the main source of the information.
Introduction: The structure, the constitution of a baby; from genetically parents, thus, several influences are
affected the growth and development. Some factors as odd-looing is hard to identified and determined, like
polydactyly. The facial evaluation is discussed at this Unit.
General Considerations; The perspective of the face is concern as; significantly abnormal, small, wide,
premature looking, course, elfin, expressionless/hypotonic/myopathic. abnormal facial skin folds and
creases noticed one.
Proceeding: As the general standardization of facial measurement, and the differentiation of the abnormality is
presented.
Notions: In order to be evaluate, the general face structure have been indicated as; interpupillary distance,
outer eyeball length, inner eyeball length, nose broad, palpebral fold length, and the ear structure, length, etc.
Conclusion: The facial abnormalities as notices odd-looking is stated at this Chapter.

Keywords

Odd-looking, facial abnormalities as; significantly abnormal, small, wide, premature looking, course, elfin, expressionless/hypotonic/myopathic. abnormal facial skin folds and creases noticed one

References

• From a discussion of a patient at the Neonatology Intensive Care Unit, with a Nurse (E. Topaloğlu), and Pediatric Genetic Specialist (M. A. Aksit).