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ReviewJournal of family medicine and primary care2024

Treacher Collins syndrome: A comprehensive review on clinical features, diagnosis, and management.

Jumanah Y Nassar, Fatma Kefi, Mahinar M Alhartani, Adnan Alaa Sultan, Talal Al-Khatib, Osama Y Safdar

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Review in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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6 authors.

Jumanah Y NassarMedicine Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Fatma KefiMedicine Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mahinar M AlhartaniMedicine Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Adnan Alaa SultanMedicine Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Talal Al-KhatibDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Osama Y SafdarPediatric Nephrology Center of Excellence, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Treacher Collins syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects the bone development, resulting in significant craniofacial deformities. The syndrome is characterized by cleft palate, micrognathia, low-set or small ears, and sparse eyelashes. These characteristic symptoms guide for the diagnosis. However, the manifestations may resemble other diseases, which makes the clinical diagnosis difficult. Although the majority of cases are clearly diagnosed at birth, genetic counseling and imaging scans, such as x-ray or computed tomography, may help to confirm the diagnosis. The severity of the disease varies among patients, ranging from mild undiagnosed cases to severe marked deformities. Nevertheless, airway difficulty at birth represents a significant challenge for anesthesiologists since these patients have abnormal development of zygomatic arch, which may result in airway complications. Therefore, proper management requires multidisciplinary departments, including pediatrics, neurosurgery, otolaryngology, audiology, plastic surgery, and genetics. Hence, it can be inherited in an autosomal dominant manner; genetic counseling is also needed.

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