Retrognathia: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Retrognathia

[…] toes [ more ] 0001845 Pulmonary hypoplasia Small lung Underdeveloped lung [ more ] 0002089 Respiratory distress Breathing difficulties Difficulty breathing [ more ] 0002098 Retrognathia [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Crouzon Syndrome

[…] intubated the trachea using airway exchange catheter inserted through LMA Fastrach. [10] Our patient had history and features suggestive of difficult airway (high-arched palate, retrognathia [aeronline.org]

Congenital Mandibular Hypoplasia

After completion of distraction, retrognathia was corrected in all patients. The "subjective" symptoms had disappeared completely or had been alleviated. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Management of severe mandibular retrognathia in the adult patient using distraction osteogenesis. [link.springer.com]

[…] which retrognathia cases are preferably treated by BSSO or distraction osteogenesis. [aetna.com]

Pierre Robin Syndrome

The three main features are: cleft palate, retrognathia and glossoptosis. Rarely heart tumors are associated with syndromes, mostly are isolated. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Compared to retrognathia and micrognathia, glossoptosis has been studied sparingly. [karger.com]

Retrognathia rarely produces severe airway distress. In the vast majority of other syndromes, the mandible is micrognathic. [emedicine.com]

Micrognathism

Retrognathia (formally known as mandibular retrognathia) is a condition in which the lower jaw is set further back than the upper jaw, making it look like a person has a severe [healthline.com]

The word 'retrognathia' is derived from the ancient Greek words retro (backwards) & gnathos (jaw). [facialsculptureclinic.com]

[C16.131.850.500.460.827] Retrognathia Micrognathism - Preferred Concept UI M0013786 Scope note Abnormally small jaw. [decs.bvsalud.org]

Cleidocranial Dysplasia

Article Access Statistics Viewed 12946 Printed 326 Emailed 7 PDF Downloaded 247 Comments [Add] Cited by others 1 Click on image for details. IMAGES IN MEDICINE Year : 2001 | Volume : 47 | Issue : 3 | Page : 204-5 Cleidocranial dysplasia. Genetics Unit, Dept. of Pediatrics All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi[…] [jpgmonline.com]

Rudiger's Syndrome

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Weaver Syndrome

Tracheal intubation can be difficult because of retrognathia, short broad neck and an anterior and cephalad position of the larynx. [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

Weaver syndrome (WVS) is a rare, multisystem disorder characterized by tall stature, a typical facial appearance (hypertelorism, retrognathia) and variable intellectual disability [monarchinitiative.org]

Children with Sotos syndrome have a longer face and jaw, whereas children with Weaver syndrome have a rounder face, retrognathia and a well-defined, small and dimpled chin [medindia.net]

Stickler Syndrome Type 5

Retrognathia, lateral view. Figure 2. Retrognathia, frontal view. [jpgo.org]

Buphthalmic eyes, hypertelorism, bilateral epicanthus, flat face, depressed nasal bridge, short stubby nose, and micro-retrognathia. ( d, e ) Case 4, age 8.5 years. [nature.com]

Bütow et al (2009) analyzed data from 188 patients with Robin Sequence defined by the clinical triad of glossoptosis, retrognathia/micrognathia, and cleft or agenesis of the [emedicine.medscape.com]

Sanjad-Sakati Syndrome

[…] depressed nasal bridge, enamel hypoplasia, hypodontia, low-set ears, posteriorly rotated ears, deep-set eyes, microcephaly, microdontia, micrognathia, prominent forehead, retrognathia [semanticscholar.org]

[…] psychomotor retardation / learning disability - Intrauterine growth retardation - Long philtrum - Low set ears / posteriorly rotated ears - Microcephaly - Micrognathia / retrognathia [csbg.cnb.csic.es]

Chromosome 19q13.11 Deletion Syndrome

[…] respiratory infections Frequent respiratory infections Multiple respiratory infections respiratory infections, recurrent Susceptibility to respiratory infections [ more ] 0002205 Retrognathia [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Third, these patients had typical facial dysmorphisms, such as thin lips (6/6), micro/retrognathia (6/6), large ears (4/6), and long face (4/6). [degruyter.com]

[…] associated with the syndrome include loss of muscle tone (hypotonia), small slender stature, tapered hands and fingers, small head circumference (microcephaly), recessed jaw (retrognathia [rarediseases.org]

Growth Delay-Hydrocephaly-Lung Hypoplasia Syndrome

[…] hypoplasia, Mandibular deficiency, Retrusion of lower jaw, Hypoplastic mandible condyle, Small mandible, Decreased projection of lower jaw, Micrognathia of lower jaw, Mandibular retrognathia [rarediseases.oscar.ncsu.edu]

Seizures Apneas (suspension of external breathing) Craniofacial Symptoms Microcephaly (abnormally small head) Trigonocephaly (premature fusion of the metopic suture) Micro/retrognathia [bohring-opitz.org]

[…] patient 2 son of 11992485_1 Edit 13 3879442 46, XX, dup(7)(p13p22) de novo [82%]/ 46, XX [18%] developmental delay, dolichocephaly, ocular hypertelorism, high arched palate, retrognathia [chr7.org]

Hypomandibular Faciocranial Dysostosis

The diagnosis was made at birth on the association of severe retrognathia, microstomia, severe hypoglossia with glossoptosis, persistent buccopharyngeal membrane, median cleft [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rotten D, Levaillant JM, Martinez H, Ducou Le Pointe H, Vıcaut E (2002) The fetal mandible: a 2D and 3D sonographic approach to the diagnosis of retrognathia and micrognathia [springermedizin.de]

Goldberg-Shprintzen Syndrome

Dysmorphic craniofacial features like dolichocephaly, triangular forehead, ocular hypertelorism, micrognathia and retrognathia were noticed besides congenital umbilical hernia [pesquisa.bvsalud.org]

[…] case of a 6-month-old boy who initially presented with developmental delay and marfanoid facial features including prominent forehead, hypertelorism, high arched palate and retrognathia [koreascience.kr]

According to the clinical, cephalometric and 3D surface morphometric assessment, significant retrognathia of the mandible and maxilla was observed throughout the cohort. [jmg.bmj.com]

Dubowitz Syndrome

[…] microcephaly and characteristic facial appearance including sloping forehead, blepharophimosis, ptosis of unilateral eyelid, broad nasal bridge, dysplastic auricles, and retrognathia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The clinical features include short stature, failure to thrive, microencephaly, micrognathia, retrognathia, mild intellectual disabilities, and eczema. [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

[…] hyperextensibility of joints, eczema and a characteristic appearance of the face due to marked epicanthic folds, blepharophimosis, broadening of the bridge and tip of the nose and retrognathia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Lateral Meningocele

Regarding the clinical features, multiple lateral thoracolumbar spinal meningoceles (18/18) was the most common one, followed by retrognathia and low-set ears (16/18), eyelid [pesquisa.bvsalud.org]

Craniofacial dysmorphic features were reported in all cases with the majority of patients exhibiting micro- or retrognathia (93.8%), angulated ears (87.5%), eyelid ptosis [karger.com]

Autosomal Dominant Oto-Spondylo-Megaepiphyseal Dysplasia

Retrognathia, lateral view. Figure 2. Retrognathia, frontal view. [jpgo.org]

Stickler syndrome (OMIM #108300 [type I], #604841 [type II], #609508 [type I, nonsyndromic], #184840 [type III]) Overlapping features of Stickler syndrome and MFS are retrognathia [emedicine.medscape.com]

Craniofacial involvement includes maxillary hypoplasia, flattening or wid- ening of the nasal bridge, micro/retrognathia, and palatal abnormalities such as highly arched palate [nature.com]

Partial Trisomy 4p Syndrome

[…] share an overlapping phenotypic expression that constitutes pure trisomy 4p syndrome which includes prominent glabella, bulbous nose with flat or depressed nasal bridge, retrognathia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] dysmorphism (microcephaly, prominent glabelle, hypertelorism, enlarged ears with abnormal helix and antihelix, bulbous nose with flat or depressed nasal bridge, long philtrum, retrognathia [orpha.net]

Kaufman Oculocerebrofacial Syndrome

Intellectual deficit / mental / psychomotor retardation / learning disability - Long foot / arachnodactyly of toes - Long hand / arachnodactyly - Microcephaly - Micrognathia / retrognathia [csbg.cnb.csic.es]

[…] jaw Small lower jaw [ more ] 0000347 Optic atrophy 0000648 Respiratory distress Breathing difficulties Difficulty breathing [ more ] 0002098 Respiratory failure 0002878 Retrognathia [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Jacobsen Syndrome

Anesthetic issues related to the care of patients with JS concern airway management secondary to short neck, abnormal mouth shape and micrognathia/retrognathia, a high incidence [jhu.pure.elsevier.com]

Present at birth with dysmorphic signs including low-set dysmorphic ears; broad, short nose with anteverted nostrils; retrognathia; U-shaped upper lip; divergent strabismus [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

Femoral Agenesis - Femoral Hypoplasia

[…] markers: Absent femur Absent kidney Bowed femur Fractured femur Hypoplastic femur/s Long philtrum Low set ear/s Mandibular asymmetry Maternal diabetes mellitus Micrognathia/retrognathia [phenotip.com]

The most often associated facial features were micrognathia or retrognathia, ear abnormalities, eyelid abnormalities, and cleft lip or palate. [omim.org]

[…] bones, has been reported in a girl with oro-facio-digital syndrome, type I (OMIM 311200) (Figuera et al. 1993), in which typical features are telecanthus, flat nasal bridge, retrognathia [rrnursingschool.biz]

X-Linked Mandibulofacial Dysostosis

[…] bulbous nose, square nasal tip, short philtrum, micrognathia, Velocardiofacial syndrome 192430 AD Pierre Robin syndrome, cleft palate, small open mouth, myopathic facies, retrognathia [widesmiles2.org]

Glossoptosis Cleft palate Pathology: due to retrognathia which prevents descent of the tongue into the oral cavity; prevents secondary palate fusion Associated with a syndrome [slideplayer.com]

[…] pads fingers and toes (67%), follicular keratosis of face and extensor surfaces (14%) Neurologic Features: hypotonia, Sz disorder (13%) 18 Pierre-Robin Sequence Triad of: Retrognathia [slideplayer.com]

Microcephalic Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Type II

The anteriorfontanel was closed; the forehead was sloping; and hehad a prominent root of nose, mild upward slant ofpalpebral fissures, marked retrognathia, narrow widthof [myslide.es]

[…] expected range of motion 0005692 Low-set ears Low set ears Lowset ears [ more ] 0000369 Microdontia Decreased width of tooth 0000691 Multiple cafe-au-lait spots 0007565 Retrognathia [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

The nose is pointed but not hooked.There is usually marked retrognathia. The ears arereported as dysplastic; in our patients they were tiny.The palate is unremarkable. [myslide.es]

Nager Syndrome

Key Words Nager acrofacial dysostosis Micro/retrognathia Atypical cleft palate Mandibular distraction osteogenesis This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check [link.springer.com]

[…] of the musculoskeletal system Abnormality of the cervical spine Hip dislocation Hypoplasia of first ribs Malar flattening Microcephaly Micrognathia Radioulnar synostosis Retrognathia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The physical evaluation revealed asymmetric face, down-slanting palpebral fissures, mild micro-retrognathia and type II hypoplasia of the left thumb. [nature.com]

Autosomal-Recessive Non-Lethal Multiple Pterygium Syndrome

[…] neck and large joints, arthrogryposis multiplex, short stature, and craniofacial dysmorphism (including ptosis, downslanting palpebral fissures, high-arched palate, and retrognathia [orpha.net]

[…] gestational age (IUGR) Poorly muscled build Oedema / lymphoedema Loose skin / lax skin Macrocephaly Hypertelorism Down-slanting palpebral fissures Micrognathia / aganthia / retrognathia [mediscansystems.org]

Associated difficult airway is mainly due to micrognathia, retrognathia, webbing of neck and limitation of the mouth opening and neck extension. [manipal.pure.elsevier.com]

22q11.2 Duplication Syndrome

His facial features appeared mildly dysmorphic with hypertelorism, large nose, and micro/retrognathia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] associated with 22q11.2 deletion include conotruncal cardiac defects, thymic hypoplasia, cleft palate, hypocalcemia, learning difficulties, and abnormal faces characterized by retrognathia [nature.com]

The characteristic face consisted of vertically long face, narrow palpebral fissures, fleshy nose with a broad nasal root, flattened malar region, and retrognathia ( Figure [journals.plos.org]

Asrar-Facharzt-Haque Syndrome

[…] musculoskeletal system Camptodactyly Camptodactyly of finger Elbow flexion contracture Flexion contracture of finger Flexion contracture of toe Joint contracture of the 5th finger Retrognathia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation Type 1H

[…] hepatomegaly, renal tubulopathy, coagulation anomalies due to thrombocytopenia, brain involvement (psychomotor delay, seizures, ataxia), facial dysmorphism (low-set ears and retrognathia [ebi.ac.uk]

Retrognathia Receding mandible, Weak jaw, Receding chin, Weak chin, Retrogenia, Retrognathia of lower jaw, Receding lower jaw [more] An abnormality in which the mandible is [rarediseases.oscar.ncsu.edu]

Chitayat-Meunier-Hodgkinson Syndrome

D005385/Q000002 D010855 D019066 SCOPE STATEMENT digital features include tapering fingers, hyperconvex nails, clinodactyly of the fifth fingers, and short distal phalanges; retrognathia [labs.tib.eu]

[…] sequence with facial and digital anomalies, Pierre Robin syndrome, faciodigital anomaly Overview This syndrome is characterised by the association of Pierre Robin sequence (retrognathia [checkorphan.org]

Last updated April 24, 2018 Approved by: Krish Tangella MD, MBA, FCAP Chitayat Meunier Hodgkinson Syndrome is characterized by the association of Pierre Robin sequence (retrognathia [dovemed.com]

Microcephaly-Albinism-Digital Anomalies Syndrome

Clinical aspects The main characteristics of this disorder consist of cerebral cortical atrophy with mental retardation, microcephaly, micro- and retrognathia, oculocutaneous [accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com]

The described features of micrognathia and retrognathia suggest that mask ventilation and direct laryngoscopy may be difficult, thus maintenance of spontaneous ventilation [accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com]