A patient with oculus-auricule-vertebral spectrum and occipital meningocele

Abstract

We report a newborn with multiple features of the oculus-auricule-vertebral spectrum (OAVS). The different malformations arepointed out that conform a wide spectrum of anomalies at themoment, according to the revised literature, as well as the clinicalcharacteristics, treatment and their evolution. The malformations ofthe central nervous system type meningocele and malformation ofDandy Walker is a novel discovery that can be explained by this typeof morphogenetic alterations.

Keywords

• Spectrum oculoauriculovertebral
• Syndrome of Goldenhar
• Malformation of Dandy Walker