Open AccessNewborn with congenital facial palsy and bilateral anotia/atresia of external auditory canal: Rare occurrence
Author(s) -
Rohan Mahale,
Anish Mehta,
Aju Abraham John,
Kiran Buddaraju,
Abhinandan K Shankar,
Rangasetty Srinivasa
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.193372
Subject(s) - microtia , medicine , pinna , auditory canal , palsy , atresia , ear canal , facial nerve , audiology , anatomy , radiology , pathology , alternative medicine
Congenital facial palsy (CFP) is clinically defined as facial palsy of the seventh cranial nerve which is present at birth or shortly thereafter. It is generally considered to be either developmental or acquired in origin. Facial palsy of developmental origin is associated with other anomalies including those of pinna and external auditory canal, which range from mild defects to severe microtia and atresia. We report a 2-day-old male newborn that had right CFP with bilateral anotia and atresia of external auditory canals which is rare.