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At what age is a congenital branchial fistula/sinus usually seen? From the description it appears that it should be present since birth, yet the usual age at presentation is given as a later age.
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BRANCHIAL CLEFT FISTULA
-a congenital abnormal tract connecting the skin of neck w/ an internal structure resulting fr failure of closure of a branchial cleft.
-All present at birth although may remain unnoticed for some time.
Branchial cleft cysts may not present until later childhood.
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It must be a really small hole in the neck then. I'm yet to see a case. Thanks for the explanation.
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