LA51
category
Facial clefts
Definition
Any condition caused by failure of the structures of the face to correctly develop during the antenatal period. These conditions are characterised by a partition in bone, soft tissue, or skin of the face.
Exclusions
- Frontofacionasal dysostosis
(LD25.3) - Frontonasal dysplasia
(LD25.3)
Also indexed as
Central cleft lipCommissural facial cleftCraniofacial cleftsFacial cleftsLateral facial cleftMedian cleft lip or mandibleMedian cleft lip/mandibleMedian cleft of the upper lip or maxillaMedian facial cleftMidline cervical cleftMidline facial cleftOblique facial cleftOrbitofacial cleftParamedian facial cleftParamedian nasal cleftTessier number 0-14 and 30 facial cleftTessier number 1 facial cleftTessier number 1, 2, 12 or 13 facial cleftTessier number 4 facial cleftTessier number 5 facial cleftTessier number 6 facial cleftTessier number 7 facial cleftmidline cleft lip