Open AccessSupra-auricular presentation of a first branchial cleft anomaly
Author(s) -
Rebecca Wilfred,
Lim Li Yun,
Hilma Hazmi,
Shamina Sara Moses
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paediatrics and family medicine/pediatria and medycyna rodzinna
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2391-5021
pISSN - 1734-1531
DOI - 10.15557/pimr.2021.0059
Subject(s) - medicine , microtia , presentation (obstetrics) , auditory canal , branchial arch , ear canal , auricle , anatomy , girl , surgery , radiology , embryo , psychology , developmental psychology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Branchial anomalies are congenital lesions that occur as a result of incomplete obliteration of the branchial apparatus during foetal development. Due to their complex presentations, they are commonly misdiagnosed and pose a challenge in treatment. This report features a girl, aged 1 year and 2 months, with Goldenhar syndrome with right microtia, presenting with a rare supra-auricular fistulous opening to the external auditory canal, with a communicating tract in the neck.