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'''Low-set ears''' |
'''Low-set ears''' are ears with depressed positioning of the [[Pinna (anatomy)|pinna]] two or more [[standard deviation]]s below the population average.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Sivan Y, Merlob P, Reisner SH |title=Assessment of ear length and low set ears in newborn infants |journal=J. Med. Genet. |volume=20 |issue=3 |pages=213–5 |year=1983 |month=June |pmid=6876114 |pmc=1049049 |doi= 10.1136/jmg.20.3.213|url=}}</ref> |
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It can be associated with conditions such as: |
It can be associated with conditions such as: |
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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 and Turner Syndrome[2]
- Noonan syndrome[3]
- Patau syndrome[4]
- DiGeorge syndrome[5]
- Cri du chat syndrome
- Edwards syndrome
It is usually bilateral, but can be unilateral in Goldenhar syndrome.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Sivan Y, Merlob P, Reisner SH (1983). "Assessment of ear length and low set ears in newborn infants". J. Med. Genet. 20 (3): 213–5. doi:10.1136/jmg.20.3.213. PMC 1049049. PMID 6876114.
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- ^ Attention: This template ({{cite pmid}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by PMID 6884370, please use {{cite journal}} with
|pmid=6884370instead. - ^ 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.
- ^ . GPnotebook https://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=275447838.
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