Bifid nose | |
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Other names | Bifid nose tip, cleft nose, cleft nose tip, median fissure of nose, median cleft of nose. |
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Individuals with Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome, one of which (Individual 8) has a noticeable bifid nose tip. | |
Specialty | Medical genetics, plastic surgery |
Symptoms | Having a cleft between the two nostrils of the nose. |
Complications | Usually, there aren't any. |
Usual onset | Conception |
Duration | Life-long (unless cosmetic surgery is done) |
Causes | Genetics |
Risk factors | Having parents or close relatives with the disorder |
Diagnostic method | Physical evaluation |
Prevention | none |
Treatment | usually, none is necessary |
Prognosis | Good |
Frequency | Uncommon |
Deaths | none |
A bifid nose (also known as cleft nose) is an uncommon congenital malformation which is characterized by the presence of a cleft between the two nostrils of the nose. [1] It is the result of a disturbance during embryological nose development. [2]
It is part of the Tessier classification for craniofacial clefts. [3]
The visibility of this malformation varies from person to person; from a barely noticeable "line" in the middle of the nose to the complete clefting of the nose which results in two "half noses", the airway is usually adequate. [4] [5] Individuals with this birth anomaly don't have any symptoms related to their bifid nose.
This condition is merely cosmetic, and the severity of it doesn't affect a person with the disorder (health-wise) since usually there is a normal and adequate nasal airway.
This condition can be diagnosed by physical examination.
This difference can serve as a diagnostic method since it occurs alongside other malformations, such as frontonasal dysplasia, hypertelorbitism and cleft lips. [6] [7]
Bifid noses can also be diagnosed prenatally via a coronal view of the face under ultrasonography, they typically have a broad appearance with "a cleavage between the nostrils resembling a double barrel gun". [8]
This condition is caused due to incomplete fusion of both sides of the nose during embryonic life. [9] [10] [11]
This anomaly is highly hereditary: autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive inheritance patterns have been observed in multiple families. [12]
If the bifid nose is accompanied by abnormalities of the anorectal and renal systems, it may be part of a different separate genetic disorder (which is characterized by overlapping toes, renal adysplasia and variable anorectal anomalies [13] [14]) that is caused by autosomal recessive mutations in the FREM1 gene. [15]
Generally, sutures and rhinoplasty can be done in order to get rid of a bifid nose tip (though what surgery should be done depends on the severity of the cleft nose). [16] [17] Open W-shaped surgical incisions have also proven to be effective. [18] Surgery is usually done before the age of 5. [19]
This birth anomaly affects less than 0.0008% of people worldwide, making it the most common midline craniofacial cleft. [20]
8% of people with bifid nose also have hypertelorism. [21]
Two forms of inheritance pattern for bifid noses have been described: autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant.
One case per inheritance pattern follows:
This condition was first described in medical literature in 1939 [24] by Esser et al. when they described 5 children (4 siblings and a male first-cousin of theirs) from a single family. [25]
This condition can also occur in animals, such as dogs. [26]
Bifid nose | |
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Other names | Bifid nose tip, cleft nose, cleft nose tip, median fissure of nose, median cleft of nose. |
![]() | |
Individuals with Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome, one of which (Individual 8) has a noticeable bifid nose tip. | |
Specialty | Medical genetics, plastic surgery |
Symptoms | Having a cleft between the two nostrils of the nose. |
Complications | Usually, there aren't any. |
Usual onset | Conception |
Duration | Life-long (unless cosmetic surgery is done) |
Causes | Genetics |
Risk factors | Having parents or close relatives with the disorder |
Diagnostic method | Physical evaluation |
Prevention | none |
Treatment | usually, none is necessary |
Prognosis | Good |
Frequency | Uncommon |
Deaths | none |
A bifid nose (also known as cleft nose) is an uncommon congenital malformation which is characterized by the presence of a cleft between the two nostrils of the nose. [1] It is the result of a disturbance during embryological nose development. [2]
It is part of the Tessier classification for craniofacial clefts. [3]
The visibility of this malformation varies from person to person; from a barely noticeable "line" in the middle of the nose to the complete clefting of the nose which results in two "half noses", the airway is usually adequate. [4] [5] Individuals with this birth anomaly don't have any symptoms related to their bifid nose.
This condition is merely cosmetic, and the severity of it doesn't affect a person with the disorder (health-wise) since usually there is a normal and adequate nasal airway.
This condition can be diagnosed by physical examination.
This difference can serve as a diagnostic method since it occurs alongside other malformations, such as frontonasal dysplasia, hypertelorbitism and cleft lips. [6] [7]
Bifid noses can also be diagnosed prenatally via a coronal view of the face under ultrasonography, they typically have a broad appearance with "a cleavage between the nostrils resembling a double barrel gun". [8]
This condition is caused due to incomplete fusion of both sides of the nose during embryonic life. [9] [10] [11]
This anomaly is highly hereditary: autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive inheritance patterns have been observed in multiple families. [12]
If the bifid nose is accompanied by abnormalities of the anorectal and renal systems, it may be part of a different separate genetic disorder (which is characterized by overlapping toes, renal adysplasia and variable anorectal anomalies [13] [14]) that is caused by autosomal recessive mutations in the FREM1 gene. [15]
Generally, sutures and rhinoplasty can be done in order to get rid of a bifid nose tip (though what surgery should be done depends on the severity of the cleft nose). [16] [17] Open W-shaped surgical incisions have also proven to be effective. [18] Surgery is usually done before the age of 5. [19]
This birth anomaly affects less than 0.0008% of people worldwide, making it the most common midline craniofacial cleft. [20]
8% of people with bifid nose also have hypertelorism. [21]
Two forms of inheritance pattern for bifid noses have been described: autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant.
One case per inheritance pattern follows:
This condition was first described in medical literature in 1939 [24] by Esser et al. when they described 5 children (4 siblings and a male first-cousin of theirs) from a single family. [25]
This condition can also occur in animals, such as dogs. [26]