Van der Woude syndrome

Van der Woude syndrome (VWS) is a rare congenital genetic dysmorphic syndrome characterized by paramedian lower-lip fistulae, cleft lip with or without cleft palate, or isolated cleft palate.

Epicanthus

A fold of skin starting above the medial aspect of the upper eyelid and arching downward to cover, pass in front of and lateral to the medial canthus.


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PMID (PMCID)
3367915
 FEMALE Infant
[Van der Woude syndrome in combination with ring chromosome 18].
Kalker U, Gabriel M, Jacobi G.
Monatsschr Kinderheilkd. 1988;136(2):95-8.
7-month-old girl with a combination of van der Woude syndrome and ring chromosome 18 showed the following malformations: medial palate cleft, fistulas of the lower lips, hypertelorism, epicanthus, antimongoloid position of the eyelids, a small hymenal appendix, plantar placing of the third toe, atrial septum defect, stenosis of the auditory canal.