Cleft hard palate

Description

A condition caused by failure of the palate to correctly develop during the antenatal period. This condition is characterised by a fissure extending across the palate, including the bony portion of the palate. This condition may present with disruption of sucking or swallowing in neonates.

Index terms

Cleft hard palate
Hard palate perforation

Exclusions from above levels

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

Sibling codes

LA42.1 – Cleft soft palate
LA42.2 – Cleft uvula
LA42.Y – Other specified cleft palate
LA42.Z – Cleft palate, unspecified

Foundation entity

Cleft hard palate – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1047415764

Allowed postcoordination axes

associatedWith
laterality

Part of: LA42: Cleft palate › 20: Developmental anomalies