[Open rhinolalia, a typical symptom of velo-cardio-facial syndrome].
The Velocardiofacial (VCF) syndrome is a relatively frequent cromosomopathy that usually associates various otorhinolaryngological features, as hipenasal speech, typical facies and auricular anomalies. We report a patient with VCF syndrome that before being diagnosed had undergone adenoidectomy with a postoperative worsening in speech. Otorhinolaryngological clinical features of the VCF syndrome are discussed and a diagnostic protocol is proposed to achieve an early diagnosis and to prevent iatrogenic interventions in these patients.
Morales-Angulo
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Servicio de ORL, Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega. cmorales@mundivia.es
Gallo-Terán
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D002648:Child; D002892:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22 / Q000235:genetics; D004062:DiGeorge Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*