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What Causes An Abnormal Jaw And Drooping Of Shoulder In A Child?

Hello my name is Shannon and my daughter is 9months old and her father recently took her to the doctor and said that she has a condition with That starts with a T I can not remember the name, I would know it if I saw or heard it. Her head has a lean she keeps it turned to the side and that same side her jaw is shaped weird plus it kinda looks like her shoulder on that side is lower than the other. My question is what is that is called?
Tue, 16 Sep 2014
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your child may be suffering from torticolis which occurs due to injury on the muscles of neck. In some conditions its due to hematoma in the neck muscle which resolves gradually with time, and the deformity also goes away. Do an ultrasonography of he neck muscles to detect any hematoma or deformity there. Do not try to forcibly correct the deformity as that can aggravate the lesion. Dont worry in much of cases its resolves with time.
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What Causes An Abnormal Jaw And Drooping Of Shoulder In A Child?

your child may be suffering from torticolis which occurs due to injury on the muscles of neck. In some conditions its due to hematoma in the neck muscle which resolves gradually with time, and the deformity also goes away. Do an ultrasonography of he neck muscles to detect any hematoma or deformity there. Do not try to forcibly correct the deformity as that can aggravate the lesion. Dont worry in much of cases its resolves with time.