| Title | Facial cleft and associated anomalies: incidence among infants at a Jordanian medical centre. | | Author(s) | Aqrabawi HE | | Institution | Neonatal Unit, King Hussein Medical Centre, Amman, Jordan. h_aqrabawi@hotmail.com | | Source | East Mediterr Health J 2008 Mar-Apr; 14(2):356-9. | | Abstract | To estimate incidence of cleft lip and cleft palate among Jordanian infants and to identify associated anomalies, we carried out a prospective, hospital-based study over a 5-year period, January 2000-January 2005. The total number of liveborn infants was 25 440, 60 of whom (2.4/1000) had facial clefts: 20 (33%) with cleft lip, 15 (25%) with cleft palate and 25 (42%) with both. Congenital heart disease was the commonest associated anomaly (47%) identified, followed by skeletal abnormalities (13%). Renal anomalies were found in 10% of cases. The high prevalence of congenital heart disease may justify routine echocardiography screening. The high consanguineous marriage rate may be a contributing factor to the high incidence of cleft anomalies. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 18561727 |
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