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Goldenhar syndrome

info · Syndrome · ICD-10: Q87.0

A syndrome that is characterized by incomplete development of the ear, nose, soft palate, lip, and mandible. It is associated with anomalous development of the first branchial arch and second branchial arch.

Signs and symptoms

  • Micrognathia
  • Facial asymmetry
  • Hypoplasia of the maxilla
  • Preauricular skin tag
  • Limbal dermoid
  • Unilateral external ear deformity
  • Ectopic kidney
  • Hemivertebrae
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Block vertebrae

Also known as: Facio-auriculo-vertebral spectrum; First AND second branchial arch syndrome; First arch syndrome; HEMIFACIAL MICROSOMIA; OAV (oculoauriculovertebral) dysplasia