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Macroglossia

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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MACROGLOSSIA

"LARGE TONGUE"
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SYMPTOMS:

  • Difficulty breathing & swallowing
  • Abnormally large tongue
  • Drooling & mouth sores
  • Disrupted speech
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TREATMENT

SPEECH/MEDICAL THERAPY OR SURGERY (DEPENDING)
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CAUSES:

  • Many congenital/acquired conditions
  • No determined cause
  • disomy of chromosome 6
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SOURCES

WIKIPEDIA.COM & EMEDICINE.MEDSCAPE.COM/ARTICLE/873658-TREATMENT
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