Cleft palate lateral synechia syndrome: Inhereditary or not?

Abstract

Cleft palate lateral synechia syndrome (CPLS) is a very rare syndrome characterized by a cleft palate, adhesions in the mouth roof, some parts of the tongue or the mouth floor. This is a report of a 12-week-old female infant presented for evaluation of cleft palate, with lateral synechia that caused the inability to fully open the mouth. Release of the synechia was performed without complications. Although some researchers believe CPLS is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, our case indicated that a new mutation may cause this situation. Further research is recommended to clearly determine its inheredited and phenotypic variablities.