II. Definitions
- Low-Set Ears
- Pinna falls below the horizontal level of the medial canthus of the eye (or line drawn from the lateral canthus to the occipital protuberance)
- Ear Pinna is rotated posteriorly
- Caused by several congenital disorders (see below)
- Associated with Hearing Deficit (obtain Newborn Hearing Screening) and genitourinary anomalies (obtain renal Ultrasound)
- Microtia (Congenital Small Ears)
- Small, undeveloped pinna or absent pinna in the case of anotia
- May be associated with Hearing Deficit (obtain Newborn Hearing Screening)
- Pre-auricular Skin Tags, ear pits, fissures or sinuses
- Growths or defects at the anterior Ear Pinna
- May be associated with Hearing Deficits (obtain Newborn Hearing Screening)
- Renal Ultrasound not indicated unless other dysmorphic features, Teratogen Exposure, deafness Family History or maternal diabetes
III. Causes: Low-Set Ears
- Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome)
- Trisomy 18
IV. Causes: Microtia
- CHARGE Syndrome
- Goldenhar Syndrome
- Treacher-Collins Syndrome
V. References
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Concepts | Congenital Abnormality (T019) |
MSH | D065817 |
ICD9 | 744.23 |
ICD10 | Q17.2 |
SnomedCT | 247242007, 35045004 |
Italian | Microzia |
Japanese | 小耳症, ショウジショウ |
English | MICROTIA, microtia, microtia (physical finding), ear auricle malformations microtia, microtia was noted, microtia (diagnosis), Microtia, Microtias, Microtia (disorder), Congenital small ears |
Portuguese | MICROTIA, Microtia |
French | MICROTIE, Microtie |
Czech | Mikrocie |
Korean | 작은귀증 |
Hungarian | Microtia |
Dutch | Microtie, microtie |
Spanish | microtia (trastorno), microtia, Microtía |
German | Mikrotie |
Ontology: Low set ears (C0239234)
Concepts | Congenital Abnormality (T019) |
ICD10 | Q17.4 |
SnomedCT | 204260001, 95515009 |
Italian | Orecchie ad impianto basso |
Japanese | 低位耳介, テイイジカイ |
English | low set ears (physical finding), low set ears, ear auricle malformations low set ears, ears low set, Low-set ear, Low-set ears, Low set ears, Low set ears (disorder), low; set ears,, low; set ears, set ears; low |
Czech | Nízko posazené uši |
Hungarian | Alacsonyan ülő fülek |
Dutch | implantatie; oorschelp laag, laag; implantatie oorschelp, laag; implantatie, oorschelpen, oren laag aangezet |
Spanish | implantación baja de las orejas (trastorno), implantación baja de las orejas, Implantación baja de las orejas |
Portuguese | Orelhas de inserção baixa |
French | Oreilles basses implantées |
German | niedrig ansetzende Ohren |
Ontology: Congenital ear anomaly NOS (disorder) (C0266589)
Concepts | Congenital Abnormality (T019) |
ICD9 | 744.3 |
ICD10 | Q17.9 |
SnomedCT | 268312004, 268311006, 204262009, 156903001, 156906009, 275259005, 8380000 |
English | Unspecified congenital anomaly of ear, Congenital ear anomaly NOS, Congenital malformation of ear, unspecified, Ear anomalies, CUP EAR, EAR MALFORMATION, congenital deformity of ear (diagnosis), congenital deformity of ear, Congenital ear malformation NOS, Ear malformation NOS, Congenital ear anomaly NOS (disorder), Ear anomaly NOS, Congenital anomaly of ear NOS, Congenital anomaly;ear, congenital ear malformation, malformation of ear, birth defects ear, ear malformations, congenital anomaly ear, ear malformation, congenital ear anomaly, Unspecified anomaly of ear, Ear -congenital anomaly, Malformation of ear, Congenital anomaly of ear, Congenital deformity of ear, Congenital anomaly of ear (disorder), Congenital abnormality of ear, Ear malformation, Congenital malformation of ear, Congenital malformation of ear (disorder), deformity; ear, congenital, ear; anomaly, ear; deformity, congenital, anomaly; ear, Congenital anomaly of ear, NOS, Congenital deformity of ear, NOS, Malformation of ear, NOS, congenital anomaly of the ear |
Italian | Malformazione dell'orecchio, Anomalie congenite dell'orecchio NAS, Malformazione dell'orecchio NAS, Anomalie congenite non specificate dell'orecchio |
Dutch | oormisvorming NAO, niet-gespecificeerde congenitale ooranomalie, oormisvorming NAO, congenitaal, Aangeboren afwijking oor, anomalie; oor, misvorming; oor, congenitaal, oor; anomalie, oor; misvorming, congenitaal, Congenitale misvorming van oor, niet gespecificeerd, oormisvorming |
French | Malformation congénitale de l'oreille SAI, Anomalie congénitale de l'oreille non précisée, Malformation de l'oreille SAI, MALFORMATION DE L'OREILLE, Malformation de l'oreille |
German | unspezifische kongenitale Anomalie des Ohrs, kongenitale Missbildung des Ohrs NNB, Missbildung des Ohrs NNB, Angeborene Fehlbildung des Ohres, nicht naeher bezeichnet, OHRENMISSBILDUNG, Missbildung des Ohrs |
Portuguese | Malformação do ouvido NE, Malformação congénita do ouvido NE, Anomalia congénita NE do ouvido, MALFORMACAO DO OUVIDO, Malformação da orelha |
Spanish | Anomalía congénita no especificada del oído, Malformación congénita del oído NEOM, Malformación del oído NEOM, MALFORMACION OIDO, anomalía congénita del oído, SAI, anomalía congénita del oído, SAI (trastorno), anomalía congénita del oído (trastorno), anomalía congénita del oído, deformidad congénita del oído, malformación del oído, Malformación del oído, malformación congénita del oído (trastorno), malformación congénita del oído |
Japanese | 先天性耳奇形NOS, 耳奇形, 詳細不明の耳の先天異常, 耳奇形NOS, センテンセイジキケイNOS, センテンセイミミキケイNOS, ミミキケイ, ジキケイNOS, ショウサイフメイノミミノセンテンイジョウ, ジキケイ, ミミキケイNOS |
Czech | Malformace ucha NOS, Malformace ucha, Vrozená malformace ucha NOS, Blíže neurčená vrozená anomálie ucha |
Korean | 상세불명의 귀의 선천 기형 |
Hungarian | Veleszületett fül malformatio k.m.n., Fül malformatio, Fül malformatio k.m.n., Fül veleszületett nem meghatározott anomaliája |
Ontology: Preauricular skin tag (C1860816)
Concepts | Finding (T033) |
English | Preauricular skin tags, skin tag of preauricular area of ear (physical finding), skin tag of preauricular area of ear, Preauricular skin tag |
Czech | Preaurikulární kožní přívěsek |
Dutch | preauriculaire skintag |
French | Tatouage préauriculaire |
German | Praeaurikulaeres Akrochordon |
Hungarian | Preauricular bőrkinövés |
Italian | Appendici cutanee preauricolari |
Spanish | Apéndices preauriculares |
Japanese | 副耳, フクミミ, フクジ |
Portuguese | Apêndices pré-auriculares |