Low-set ears
| Low-set ears | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| Specialty | medical genetics |
| ICD-10 | Q17.4 |
| ICD-9-CM | 744.29 (CDC/BPA 744.245) |
| MedlinePlus | 003303 |
Low-set ears are ears with depressed positioning of the pinna two or more standard deviations below the population average.[1]
It can be associated with conditions such as:
- Down's syndrome[2]
- Turner Syndrome
- Noonan syndrome[3]
- Patau syndrome[4]
- DiGeorge syndrome[5]
- Cri du chat syndrome
- Edwards syndrome
- Fragile X syndrome
It is usually bilateral, but can be unilateral in Goldenhar syndrome.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Sivan Y, Merlob P, Reisner SH (June 1983). "Assessment of ear length and low set ears in newborn infants". J. Med. Genet. 20 (3): 213–5. PMC 1049049
. PMID 6876114. doi:10.1136/jmg.20.3.213. - ↑ "Down's Syndrome".
- ↑ Sanchez-Cascos, A. (1983). "The Noonan syndrome". European Heart Journal. 4 (4): 223–229. PMID 6884370.
- ↑ H. Bruce Ostler (2004). Diseases of the eye and skin: a color atlas. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-7817-4999-2. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ↑ Michael Crocetti; Michael A. Barone; Frank A. Oski (2004). Oski's essential pediatrics. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 675. ISBN 978-0-7817-3770-8. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ↑ "ear (low set)"
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