cleft palate

MeSH: D002972ORPHA: 99772

Overview

orofacial cleft characterized by a fissure of the soft and/or hard palate, due to faulty fusion of the two plates of the skull that form the hard palate

Available Treatments (0)

No treatments linked yet

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Clinical Presentation

Signs and symptoms associated with cleft palate, sourced from HPO and Orphanet clinical annotations.

Cleft soft palateVelopharyngeal insufficiencyPoor suckReceptive language delayNasal regurgitationOral-pharyngeal dysphagiaHypoplasia of the maxillaRecurrent otitis mediaConductive hearing impairmentHypernasal speechSpeech articulation difficultiesShort faceAspiration pneumonia

Classification & Codes

MeSH Code

D002972

Orphanet Code

ORPHA:99772
cleft palate
MeSHD002972
OrphanetORPHA:99772
Treatments0 drug(s)
Symptoms on record13 signs
Statuspublished
Factual Authority
Last Updated3/20/2026
Clinical DataHPO · Orphanet
Drug DataFDA · EMA · CDSCO
cleft palate | OrphanDrug