Congenital Lower Lip Pits-A Very Rare Syndrome? Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

Cutis

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 127-128

  Möhrenschlager, Matthias ^a   Köhler, Lars D ^a   Vogt, Hermann Josef ^a   Ring, Johannes ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIP; MALE; REVIEW; SYNDROME;

ADULT; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIP; MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 0032014646     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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