China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ›› 2017, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (1): 90-93.doi: 10.19438/j.cjoms.2017.01.020

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Progress on the etiology and mechanism of progressive hemifacial atrophy

LI Xiao, FANG Bing   

  1. Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology. Shanghai 200011, China
  • Online:2017-01-20 Published:2017-02-27

Abstract: Progressive hemifacial atrophy (PHA) is a kind of disease which presents typically unilateral facial distortion. Since the etiology and mechanism remains unclear yet, no therapy has been proved to be effective clinically. Recent studies focused on the etiology and mechanism of PHA and acquired some new findings. This paper reviewed the etiology and mechanism of PHA for the aspects of nervous system, immune system, infection, and etc.

Key words: Progressive hemifacial atrophy, Etiology, Pathogenesis

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