title: Hirschsprung's disease associated with Ondine's curse.
abstract: This is a case report of a very rare combination of congenital aganglionosis of the intestine (Hirschsprung's disease) and congenital central hypoventilation syndrome-CCHS- (Ondine's curse). The combination is also called Haddad syndrome. In about 50% of the cases of CCHS there is associated Hirschsprung's disease. There are only about 48 cases reported worldwide. The disease has a very high mortality especially in the settings of a developing country.
authors.affiliation: Mother Hospital, Trissur, Kerala, India. rrvarma@bigfoot.com
authors.forename: R Raveendra
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Narayanankutty
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rajagopalan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rajeevan
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020182:Sleep Apnea, Central / Q000150:complications*