Facial asymmetry with colon atresia.
This case report describes an unusual combination of birth defects in a black South African child presenting with colon atresia, facial symmetry due to facial microsomia and brain abnormalities. The suspected aetiology is thought to be vascular disruption in the late embryonic period.
Gregersen
Nerine
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National Health Laboratory Services and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities*; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*