A neonate with microphthalmia and median clefting of the lower lip and mandible

Nahed O ElHassan1, Luann R Jones, Richard M Ray

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202, USA.

Median clefts of the lower lip and mandible are very rare congenital anomalies. We report a female infant born to nonconsanguineous parents with unilateral microphthalmia and complete median clefting of the lower lip and mandible. This uncommon constellation of congenital malformations has never been reported in a liveborn infant.