CHARGE association: Case report CHARGE birlikteliǧi: Olgu sunumu

YILMAZ Ö., Arslan O. A., GENÇ A., Kücükoǧlu T., GÜNŞAR C., ŞENCAN A., ...More

Cocuk Cerrahisi Dergisi, vol.19, no.2, pp.94-96, 2005 (Scopus, TRDizin) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Abstract
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Journal Name: Cocuk Cerrahisi Dergisi
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.94-96
  • Keywords: CHARGE association, Genitourinary malformation
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

CHARGE association is a combination of a number of related birth defects and acronyme of the first letter of each defect. A 5-year-old male admitted to our hospital with complaint of passing urine through a stenotic hypospadic meatus. Physical examination showed that his weight was 10-20th percentiles and his height was 10-20th percentiles. He had a left sided bad ear. Ophthalmologic examination revealed microphthalmia, iris coloboma, choroid coloboma and lens coloboma of both eyes. External genital examination revealed a coronal hypospadias and a ventral chordee. His mental development was found 3.5 years in social, 4 years in motor skills. An urethroplasty was performed by the Snodgrass technique. Four of the 7 components of the CHARGE association were present in present case.