ABSTRACT
Goldenhar syndrome is a rare, presumably inherited condition that has a multifactorial etiopathology that results in disturbances of blastogenesis. The syndrome is characterized by the presence of dermal epibulbar tumors, periauricular appendices, malformed ears, and vertebral anomalies, with occasional occurrence of cardiac, visceral, or central nervous system anomalies. This report describes a case of Goldenhar syndrome in a newborn who presented with all of the classic signs of Goldenhar syndrome associated with the rare occurrence of infectious keratitis and hydrocephalus. [J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2010;47:43-45.]
AUTHORS
From the Departments of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Cornea (SM, RM, RR) and Neuroophthalmology (AM); and the Microbiology Research Centre (JMB), Aravind Eye Hospital and the Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.
Originally submitted June 2, 2007. Accepted for publication March 19, 2008. Posted online April 20, 2009.
The authors have no financial or proprietary interest in the materials presented herein.
Address correspondence to Saurabh Mittal, Dip NB, Aravind Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India 627001.
doi: 10.3928/01913913-20100106-10
