Middle and Inner Ear Malformation in Children With Velocardiofacial Syndrome

Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo2 enrolled

Overview

Middle and inner ear malformations on two boys with velocardiofacial syndrome are discussed.Special attention should be given to the presence of hearing loss due to middle and inner ear malformations, in addition to frequent conductive hearing loss regarding mastoid and middle ear inflammatory processes.

Two boys with clinical signs of velocardiofacial syndrome, at ages of 4.7 and 6,7 years old are the subjects of this study.Audiological evaluation, including pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, acoustical reflex, and Computerized Tomography of temporal bones, and analyses of DNA sample with markers of 22q11 region were performed.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Ear Malformations in the Velocardiofacial Syndrome

Eligibility

Sex: MALE

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects with velocardiofacial syndrome

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