Document Type : case report

Author

• oussama 44 boughrara

hopital al farabi

Abstract

Congenital agenesis of columella is an abnormality extremely rare. Only five cases have been reported in the literature to 1999, a fifth case accompanying a facial haemangioma was presented in 2004, and a seventh case was described in 2019, the aetiology is still unclear. We present a case of congenital aplasia of the nasal columella in a 5-month old female infant, and we show that this rare malformation, has not only aesthetic, but also serious functional repercussions, which may necessitate early surgical intervention. We also highlight the incidental discovery on Tomodencitometry of the face and petrosal bone, of an associated atresia of the external auditory canal not evident at the clinical examination, association never reported, or perhaps not sought in the observations hitherto available.

Keywords

• Congenita,,
• ,،Agenesis,,
• ,،columella,,
• ,،external auditory canal