NASAL DYSPLASIA

We report a case of a rare congenital nasal malformation. A young male patient was seen with a unilateral duplication of the left nostril. A ccording to the morphogenetic classification, described by van der Meu len, this nasal malformation could be classified as a type IV nasal dy splasia. The other observed abnormalities that were seen were part of the CHARGE association, which is defined as coloboma of the iris, hear t deformities, choanal atresia, retarded growth, genital and ear defor mities. The patient underwent a surgical correction of the nose using an L-approach, yielding a satisfactory result 1 year postoperatively. Details of the case and a review of the scarce literature are presente d.