title: Facial asymmetry with colon atresia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: National Health Laboratory Services and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Nerine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gregersen
mesh_terms: 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*