Facial Asymmetry And Congenital Anomalies In Newborn Cousins

Facial asymmetry in new-born babies is not always due to facial paralysis. Congenital facial asymmetry, might as well as be due to depressor anguli oris muscle aplasia (DAOA), so called “congenital asymmetric crying facies”. Additional congenital anomalies like skeletal, cardiovascular, urogenital, respiratory or central nerve system anomalies can also accompany this disorder. Here, we present a case with DAOA whose cousin had aplasia of 8 fingers in two hands, hip dislocation, partial cutaneous syndactyly in bilateral feet fingers, and ASD. DAOA is a rare congenital anomaly with unknown etiology; therefore, screening tests should be done when encountered by otolaryngologists and pediatricians.