Choanal atresia and lymphedema.
The coexistence of bilateral bony choanal atresia and lower-extremity lymphedema was observed in a family with several consanguineous marriages. The combination of these two rare anomalies, in a hereditary form, has not been described before.
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Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY-Health Science Center, Brooklyn.
Borderon
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Weiss
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002754:Choanal Atresia / Q000235:genetics*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D013577:Syndrome