What Is Facet Hypertrophy?

Causes of facial hypertrophy on one side

Hypertrophy of one face

Facialhemihypertrophysyndrome is Curtius I syndrome, also known as Steiner syndrome, congenital partialhemihypertrophyofface, Friedreich syndrome, ectodermaldysplasia-ocularmalformationsyndrome and so on. It is a group of symptoms characterized clinically by one side of facial hypertrophy. This symptom is more common in boys, and is morbid after birth. Some of them are chronically progressive, and they can stop developing naturally after the development period. Typical features are hypertrophy on one side with ipsilateral sacrum, skull, maxilla, ears, cheeks, lips, and tongue muscles, which are often seen on the right side. Accompanied by skin pigmentation, hair hyperplasia, and vascular abnormalities on the affected side. At the same time, there are alveolar enlargement, premature tooth development, giant teeth and dislocation occlusion.

Affected area

head

Related diseases

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Related symptoms

Hypertension, huge tongue, red hair, hyperplasia, small head, facial flushing, flaming mother spot, facial hypertrophy on one side

Causes of facial hypertrophy on one side

(I) Cause: The cause of the disease is unknown.

(II) Pathogenesis: This disease may be related to chromosomal aberrations or abnormal embryo development. Some people think that the symptoms are similar to tumors, some people think that they are related to myopathy, and some people think that facial hemitrophy is a frustrating type of ordinary hemihypertrophy.

Examination and diagnosis of facial hypertrophy on one side

This symptom is more common in boys, and is morbid after birth. Some of them are chronically progressive, and they can stop developing naturally after the development period. Typical features are hypertrophy on one side with ipsilateral sacrum, skull, maxilla, ears, cheeks, lips, and tongue muscles, which are often seen on the right side. Accompanied by skin pigmentation, hair hyperplasia, and vascular abnormalities on the affected side. At the same time, there are alveolar enlargement, premature tooth development, giant teeth and dislocation occlusion.

The one-sided facial hypertrophy can be diagnosed at a glance, which is the basis for early diagnosis.

Hypertrophy on one face

Facial flaming mother spot: Bewer-Weiss syndrome, or umbilical bulge-glossy tongue-giant soma syndrome, also known as EMG syndrome, Wiedemann type II syndrome, Wilm tumor and hemibody hypertrophy syndrome, Beckwith syndrome, newborn Hypoglycemia giant visceral giant tongue small head syndrome (neonatalhypoglycemiavisceromegalymacroglossiamicrocephalysyndrome) and so on. According to statistics, the incidence of hypoglycemia accounts for about 33% to 50%. Visceral hypertrophy is also common, such as liver, kidney, pancreas, heart, etc. have disproportionate hypertrophy. In addition, there may be flaming mother spots on the face, deformed auricles, and hypoplasia in the center of the face.

Facial flushing: Medically, this condition is called facial flushing. Every winter, patients are not in the minority. Blushing can be either physiological or pathological. Some healthy people have better peripheral blood circulation. With a little activity, their complexion becomes ruddy; some people blush when they are shy, angry, or ashamed; some people may blush due to drinking; people living on high mountains because of air Thinner, the body needs more red blood cells to absorb enough oxygen, and once the hemoglobin carried by red blood cells increases, the color of the face will be redder; some people blush due to menopause, and some people may cause blushing due to systemic diseases . Such as hypertension, tuberculosis, lupus erythematosus and so on. No need to worry about physiological blush. As for the pathological blush, you must ask a doctor for treatment.

When the face is affected, the folds deepen to form a lion face: When the face is affected, the folds deepen to form a lion face: It is more common in the primary skin T-cell lymphoma plaque stage, which progresses from the erythema stage, or occurs on normal skin and is irregular. 2. The plaques with clear and slightly higher boundaries are dark red to purple in color, and the degree of stool varies. It can subside on its own, or it can merge to form large plaques. The edges are ring-shaped, arched, or limp. When the face is affected, the folds deepen to form a lion face.

This symptom is more common in boys, and is morbid after birth. Some of them are chronically progressive, and they can stop developing naturally after the development period. Typical features are hypertrophy on one side with ipsilateral sacrum, skull, maxilla, ears, cheeks, lips, and tongue muscles, which are often seen on the right side. Accompanied by skin pigmentation, hair hyperplasia, and vascular abnormalities on the affected side. At the same time, there are alveolar enlargement, premature tooth development, giant teeth and dislocation occlusion.

The one-sided facial hypertrophy can be diagnosed at a glance, which is the basis for early diagnosis.

Prognosis of one-sided facial hypertrophy

The cause is unknown, refer to the prevention of congenital diseases. Prevention should extend from pre-pregnancy to pre-natal:

1. Pre-marital medical examination plays a positive role in preventing birth defects: the magnitude of the effect depends on the test items and content, mainly including serological tests (such as hepatitis B virus, Treponema pallidum, HIV), reproductive system tests (such as screening for cervical inflammation ), General medical examinations (such as blood pressure, electrocardiogram) and asking family history of the disease, personal past medical history, etc., to do a good job of counseling genetic diseases.

2. Pregnant women avoid harmful factors as far as possible: including stay away from smoke, alcohol, drugs, radiation, pesticides, noise, volatile and harmful gases, toxic and harmful heavy metals, etc. In the process of antenatal care during pregnancy, systematic screening of birth defects is required, including regular ultrasound examinations, serological screening, etc., and chromosomal examinations if necessary.

Once abnormal results occur, it is necessary to determine whether to terminate the pregnancy; the safety of the fetus in the uterus; whether there are sequelae after birth, whether they can be treated, what is the prognosis and so on. Take practical measures for diagnosis and treatment.