Unilateral CHARGE association.
A case with a predominantly unilateral CHARGE association is reported. The CHARGE association refers to a combination of congenital malformations. This boy had left-sided anomalies consisting of choanal atresia, coloboma and peripheral facial palsy. The infant had a frontal encephalocele, an anomaly not included in the definitions of CHARGE association.


CONCLUSIONS
even when anomalies are predominantly unilateral, the CHARGE association should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
Trip
Jeroen
J
Department of Paediatrics, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands
van Stuijvenberg
Margriet
M
Dikkers
Frederik G
FG
Pijnenburg
Mariëlle W H
MW
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002754:Choanal Atresia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003103:Coloboma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome