Abstract
CATCH22 syndrome, as defined by D. I. Wilson, is associated with the following features: Cardiac anomalies, Abnormal facies, Thymic hypoplasia, Cleft palate, and Hypocalcemia resulting from microdeletions of chromosome 22q11. We encountered a patient with chronic otitis media, who was diagnosed as having CATCH22. We performed a right tympanoplasty and reported subsequent findings in this CATCH22 patient.The case was a 9-year-old female who complained of bilateral otorrhea. She was diagnosed with CATCH22 syndrome on the basis of clinical findings and a genetic analysis before visiting our clinic. Tympanoplasty revealed the handle of the malleus to be severely bent and ossicular movements seemed to be slightly restricted. Other anomalies were not observed. She was discharged without any further symptoms.
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