Epstein Pearls Causes, Symptoms and More
Article Sources
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2. What Causes Epstein’s Pearls?
As the roof of an unborn baby's mouth forms, the upper jaw and upper palate meet halfway and fuse, creating the nasal cavity. During this process, layers of skin can get trapped between the palate and nasal cavity area, forming cysts.
In 1880, Alois Epstein, a pediatrician in Prague, discovered these small nodules in newborns. Through the years, other physicians documented multiple cases of these cysts. By 1967, Alfred Fromm had identified several palatal cysts and classified all the types, including Epstein's pearls.2Diaz de Ortiz, Laura E., and Magda D. Mendez. ‘Epstein Pearls - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf.’ National Center for Biotechnology Information, 27 June 2020, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493177/.
