title: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Patient with CHARGE Syndrome.
abstract: CHARGE syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by choanal atresia, coloboma of the eye, and ear and cranial nerve abnormalities. We report a child with CHARGE syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea. We highlight difficulties in discerning obstructive sleep apnea-related symptoms from typical features of CHARGE syndrome. Treatment options are discussed with regard to our patient. Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy improved physical symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in the patient.
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie Medical School, 1459 Oxford Street, Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 4R2.
authors.forename: Carrie-Lee
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Trider
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Blake