title: [CHARGE association: report of a clinical case with anal atresia and rectovaginal fistula].
abstract: CHARGE association is a non-random constellation of Coloboma, Heart Disease, Atresia of the choana, Retarded mental development and growth, Genital hypoplasia, Ear anomalies and deafness. We report on a newborn with CHARGE association. In addition to the typical features our case presented anal atresia and rectovaginal fistula. Our patient had congenital cardiopathy and feeding problems and died at the age of 3 months. Most case of CHARGE association appear to have a primary defect of pharyngeal incoordination that cause aspiration of secretion that is an important cause of death in the nonsurvivors.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Neonatologia e Servizio Autonomo di Cardiologia Pediatrica, Università di Catania, Italia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodonò
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Romeo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sanges
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Distefano
mesh_terms: D001006:Anus, Imperforate / Q000150:complications*; D003103:Coloboma / Q000150:complications*; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012006:Rectovaginal Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Associazione CHARGE: descrizione di un caso clinico con atresia anale e fistola retto-vaginale.