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Dr. Pushkala*

Consultant Pediatrician, Kauvery Hospital, Chennai, India

*Correspondence: lakshmisundararajan@gmail.com

Dr Pushkala Peadiatrics

History

A 12-year girl presented with acute gastroenteritis with severe dehydration. She was incidentally found to have this finding:

A-Bifid-Uvula

Diagnosis:A Bifid Uvula

Notes:

  1. Also called the submucous cleft palate.
  2. May cause velopharyngeal insufficiency, middle ear infections and nasal intonation.
  3. Prevalence rates 0.18% – 10.3% (rare)

Associated syndromes:

  1. Loeys-Dietz syndrome
  2. Cornelia de Lange syndrome
  3. 22q11 deletion

References

  1. Saudi J Anaesth. 2013 Oct-Dec; 7(4): 482-484.
  2. Lowys BL, Schwarze U, Holm T, Callewaert BL, Thomas GH, Pannu H, et al. Aneurysm syndromes caused by mutations in TGF – beta receptor. N Engl J Med 2006; 355; 788-98

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