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Cleft lip and palate - Symptom

Symptoms:

  • Change in nose shape (amount of distortion varies)
  • Failure to gain weight
  • Feeding problems
  • Flow of milk through nasal passages during feeding
  • Misaligned teeth
  • Poor growth
  • Recurrent ear infections
  • Separation of the lip alone
  • Separation of the palate
  • Separation of the lip and palate
  • Speech difficulties

Signs and tests:

A physical examination of the mouth, nose, and palate confirms a cleft lip or cleft palate. Medical tests may be done to rule out other possible health conditions.

  • Reviewed last on: 9/28/2007
  • Deirdre O’Reilly, MD, MPH, Neonatologist, Division of Newborn Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston and Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Review Provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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