Cleft lip, bilateral

Description

A condition caused by failure of the upper lip to correctly develop during the antenatal period. This condition is characterised by two fissures in the upper lip and a collapsed and stretched nose through one side of the upper lip. This condition may present with disruption of sucking or swallowing in neonates.

Index terms

Cleft lip, bilateral
Cleft lip without cleft palate, bilateral
Isolated cleft lip, bilateral

Excludes

LA41 – Cleft lip and alveolus

Exclusions from above levels

http://id.who.int/icd/entity/733825440 – Inborn errors of metabolism

Sibling codes

LA40.0 – Cleft lip, unilateral
LA40.2 – Cleft lip, median
LA40.Z – Cleft lip, unspecified

Foundation entity

Cleft lip, bilateral – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1520576126

Allowed postcoordination axes

associatedWith

Part of: LA40: Cleft lip › 20: Developmental anomalies