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Abnormality of the mouth

MedGen UID:
6447
Concept ID:
C0026633
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormalities, Mouth; Abnormality, Mouth; Mouth Abnormalities; Mouth Abnormality
SNOMED CT: Congenital anomaly of mouth (128334002); Congenital malformation of mouth (128334002)
 
HPO: HP:0000153

Definition

An abnormality of the mouth. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Sialodocholithiasis
MedGen UID:
19865
Concept ID:
C0036089
Pathologic Function
Presence of small calculi in the terminal salivary ducts (salivary sand), or stones (larger calculi) found in the larger ducts.
Focal epithelial hyperplasia
MedGen UID:
60066
Concept ID:
C0206067
Disease or Syndrome
Focal epithelial hyperplasia is a benign hyperplasia of the oral mucosa induced by human papillomavirus (HPV) (Premoli-De-Percoco et al., 1993).
Cyclical neutropenia
MedGen UID:
65121
Concept ID:
C0221023
Disease or Syndrome
ELANE-related neutropenia includes congenital neutropenia and cyclic neutropenia, both of which are primary hematologic disorders characterized by recurrent fever, skin and oropharyngeal inflammation (i.e., mouth ulcers, gingivitis, sinusitis, and pharyngitis), and cervical adenopathy. Infectious complications are generally more severe in congenital neutropenia than in cyclic neutropenia. In congenital neutropenia, omphalitis immediately after birth may be the first sign; in untreated children diarrhea, pneumonia, and deep abscesses in the liver, lungs, and subcutaneous tissues are common in the first year of life. After 15 years with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor treatment, the risk of developing myelodysplasia (MDS) or acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is approximately 15%-25%. Cyclic neutropenia is usually diagnosed within the first year of life based on approximately three-week intervals of fever and oral ulcerations and regular oscillations of blood cell counts. Cellulitis, especially perianal cellulitis, is common during neutropenic periods. Between neutropenic periods, affected individuals are generally healthy. Symptoms improve in adulthood. Cyclic neutropenia is not associated with risk of malignancy or conversion to leukemia.
Transcobalamin II deficiency
MedGen UID:
137976
Concept ID:
C0342701
Disease or Syndrome
Transcobalamin II deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder with onset in early infancy characterized by failure to thrive, megaloblastic anemia, and pancytopenia. Other features include methylmalonic aciduria, recurrent infections, and vomiting and diarrhea. Treatment with cobalamin results in clinical improvement, but the untreated disorder may result in mental retardation and neurologic abnormalities (summary by Haberle et al., 2009). Hall (1981) gave a clinically oriented review of congenital defects of vitamin B12 transport, and Frater-Schroder (1983) gave a genetically oriented review.
Blue rubber bleb nevus
MedGen UID:
83401
Concept ID:
C0346072
Congenital Abnormality
A rare vascular malformation disorder with cutaneous and visceral lesions frequently associated with serious, potentially fatal bleeding and anemia.
Lip, hamartomatous
MedGen UID:
331965
Concept ID:
C1835395
Disease or Syndrome
Median nodule of the upper lip
MedGen UID:
372034
Concept ID:
C1835396
Disease or Syndrome
A minor trait of the lip transmitted in an autosomal dominant fashion. It has been described through several generations from three families in Japan. In all cases the nodule was asymptomatic and strictly isolated.
Multiple cutaneous and mucosal venous malformations
MedGen UID:
325026
Concept ID:
C1838437
Congenital Abnormality
The condition multiple cutaneous and mucosal venous malformations (VMCM) is characterized by the presence of small, multifocal bluish cutaneous and/or mucosal venous malformations. They are usually present at birth. New lesions appear with time. Small lesions are usually asymptomatic; larger lesions can invade subcutaneous muscle and cause pain. Malignant transformation has not been reported.
Kennedy disease
MedGen UID:
333282
Concept ID:
C1839259
Disease or Syndrome
Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is a gradually progressive neuromuscular disorder in which degeneration of lower motor neurons results in muscle weakness, muscle atrophy, and fasciculations. SBMA occurs only in males. Affected individuals often show gynecomastia, testicular atrophy, and reduced fertility as a result of mild androgen insensitivity.
Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome
MedGen UID:
334715
Concept ID:
C1843273
Disease or Syndrome
A rare renal tubular disease characterized by early-onset tubulointerstitial nephritis associated with anterior uveitis.
Focal epithelial hyperplasia of the oral mucosa
MedGen UID:
340674
Concept ID:
C1851009
Neoplastic Process
The occurrence of multiple or unique whitish or normal in color small papules or nodules in oral cavity, especially on labial and buccal mucosa, lower lip and tongue, and less often on the upper lip, gingiva and palate.
Torus palatinus and torus mandibularis
MedGen UID:
349942
Concept ID:
C1861044
Disease or Syndrome
Torus palatinus (TP) is a spindle-shaped bony elevation along the midline of the hard palate. Torus mandibularis (TM) is a bony elevation along the mandible generally just below the lower premolars. Both exostoses usually appear in the form of a series of swellings (summary by Suzuki and Sakai, 1960).
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, musculocontractural type
MedGen UID:
356497
Concept ID:
C1866294
Disease or Syndrome
Bleeding problems are common in the vascular type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and are caused by unpredictable tearing (rupture) of blood vessels and organs. These complications can lead to easy bruising, internal bleeding, a hole in the wall of the intestine (intestinal perforation), or stroke. During pregnancy, women with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome may experience rupture of the uterus. Additional forms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that involve rupture of the blood vessels include the kyphoscoliotic, classical, and classical-like types.\n\nOther types of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome have additional signs and symptoms. The cardiac-valvular type causes severe problems with the valves that control the movement of blood through the heart. People with the kyphoscoliotic type experience severe curvature of the spine that worsens over time and can interfere with breathing by restricting lung expansion. A type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome called brittle cornea syndrome is characterized by thinness of the clear covering of the eye (the cornea) and other eye abnormalities. The spondylodysplastic type features short stature and skeletal abnormalities such as abnormally curved (bowed) limbs. Abnormalities of muscles, including hypotonia and permanently bent joints (contractures), are among the characteristic signs of the musculocontractural and myopathic forms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. The periodontal type causes abnormalities of the teeth and gums.\n\nMany people with the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes have soft, velvety skin that is highly stretchy (elastic) and fragile. Affected individuals tend to bruise easily, and some types of the condition also cause abnormal scarring. People with the classical form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome experience wounds that split open with little bleeding and leave scars that widen over time to create characteristic "cigarette paper" scars. The dermatosparaxis type of the disorder is characterized by loose skin that sags and wrinkles, and extra (redundant) folds of skin may be present.\n\nAn unusually large range of joint movement (hypermobility) occurs in most forms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and it is a hallmark feature of the hypermobile type. Infants and children with hypermobility often have weak muscle tone (hypotonia), which can delay the development of motor skills such as sitting, standing, and walking. The loose joints are unstable and prone to dislocation and chronic pain. In the arthrochalasia type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, infants have hypermobility and dislocations of both hips at birth.\n\nThe various forms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome have been classified in several different ways. Originally, 11 forms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome were named using Roman numerals to indicate the types (type I, type II, and so on). In 1997, researchers proposed a simpler classification (the Villefranche nomenclature) that reduced the number of types to six and gave them descriptive names based on their major features. In 2017, the classification was updated to include rare forms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that were identified more recently. The 2017 classification describes 13 types of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.\n\nEhlers-Danlos syndrome is a group of disorders that affect connective tissues supporting the skin, bones, blood vessels, and many other organs and tissues. Defects in connective tissues cause the signs and symptoms of these conditions, which range from mildly loose joints to life-threatening complications.
Omphalocele syndrome, Shprintzen-Goldberg type
MedGen UID:
356653
Concept ID:
C1866958
Disease or Syndrome
A very rare inherited malformation syndrome with characteristics of omphalocele, scoliosis, mild dysmorphic features (downslanted palpebral fissures, s-shaped eyelids and thin upper lip), laryngeal and pharyngeal hypoplasia and learning disabilities.

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Etiology

Tüysüz B, Erginel A, Unutmaz T, Cenani A
Turk J Pediatr 1994 Oct-Dec;36(4):347-52. PMID: 7825244

Diagnosis

Tüysüz B, Erginel A, Unutmaz T, Cenani A
Turk J Pediatr 1994 Oct-Dec;36(4):347-52. PMID: 7825244

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