Abstract
Kabuki make-up syndrome was first reported in 1981 by Kuroki, et al and Niikawa, et al. Characteristic facial features which resembled the make-up used in facial Kabuki actors. The characteristic facial findings consist of long palpebral fissures, high eyebrows with sparseness of the lateral half and long eyelashes, slight ectropin of the lateral palpebra. The short nasal septum and depressed nasal tip, irregularly aligned teeth are observed. Mental retardation, post natal dwarfism, short fifth fingers, short middle phalanges, scoliosis, hip joint dislocation, short metacarpal, cleft lip and/or palate are common symptoms. It is therefore important, in the management and diagnosis of primary cleft patients, to pay more attention to these malformations.
