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
D002972Orphanet Code
ORPHA:99772cleft palate
| MeSH | D002972 |
| Orphanet | ORPHA:99772 |
| Treatments | 0 drug(s) |
| Symptoms on record | 13 signs |
| Status | published |
Factual Authority
Last Updated3/20/2026
Clinical DataHPO · Orphanet
Drug DataFDA · EMA · CDSCO