Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
- Volume 8 Issue 1
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- Pages.246-251
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- 1991
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- 2799-8010(eISSN)
A Case of Otopalatodigital Syndrome
이구개지단 증후군 1례
- Choi, Kyeong-Jong (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
- Lee, Sung-Hyung (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
- Eun, Sun-Jin (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
- Song, Kei-Won (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University)
- 최경종 (영남대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
- 이성형 (영남대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
- 은선진 (영남대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
- 송계원 (영남대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실)
- Published : 1991.06.30
Abstract
In 1962, a case of "generalized skeletal dysplasia with multiple anomalies" was reported by Taybi as a new clinical syndrome. The most characteristic features of the syndrome seemed to be hearing loss, cleft palate and peculiar digital anomalies, so, the syndrome designated as otopalatodigital syndrome by Dudding, et al. Recently, The authors have experienced a case OPD syndrome who visited Yeungnam University Hospital with the chief complaint of hypernasality, and underwent pharyngoplasty for correction of VPI. We present here a new case and review the literature on the subject.