Abnormal facial skeleton morphology

What it means

An abnormality of one or more of the set of bones that make up the facial skeleton.

The facial skeleton comprises the mandible, maxilla, frontal bone, nasal bones, and zygoma, as well as the inferior nasal concha, the lacrimal bones, the palatine bone, and the vomer.

Rare diseases that can present with this7

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Abnormality of facial bones · Anomaly of facial bones · Anomaly of facial skeleton · Deformity of facial skeleton · Deformity of the facial bones · Malformation of facial bones · Malformation of facial skeleton