Objective: In this case report, we present an unusual combination of three congenital malformations: median cleft of the lower lip, lip pits, and unilateral cleft of the lip and palate without familial occurrence.

Conclusions: From an etiological point of view, this combination of malformations could have happened during the late embryogenic period. Why this combination is uncommon is not known.

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