Goldenhar Syndrome was named in 1952, when Dr Goldenhar wrote about a number of facial problems that tend to occur together. Goldenhar is quite variable with some common abnormalities.
* Small, missing or misshapen ears.
* Skin Tags.
* Mouth opening larger on one side.
* Underdevelopment of the muscle of the face.
* Spinal vertebrae fused, missing or not formed on one side.
* Ribs misshapen on one side.
* Eyes - dermoid cyst over the eye.
* Middle ear abnormalities - nearly all the children have a hearing loss on the abnormal side.
* Cleft lip and or palate.
* Breathing difficulties - some of the children with Goldenhar have required a tracheostomy soon after birth.
* Feeding problems - some of the children have had difficulty swallowing and required tube feeding.
* Internal problems such as kidney or heart (heart are less common but, occasionally, are found with this syndrome.
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