Abruzzo Erickson Syndrome, commonly known as CHARGE syndrome, is a rare genetic disorder. The term CHARGE is actually an acronym to help describe the most common symptoms which can be seen in infants born with this condition.
Symptoms
The most common symptoms of Abruzzo-Erickson syndrome include central nervous system anomalies including Coloboma of the eye, Several different types of heart defects, Retardation of growth resulting in the person being small in stature, Atresia of the choanae, Abnormities of the ear sometimes including deafness. Very few people with this syndrome experience all of these symptoms but typically at least two or three are present in most cases.








