Low-set ears

Low-set ears are a clinical feature in which the ears are positioned lower on the head than usual. They are present in many congenital conditions. Specifically, low-set ears are defined as outer ears positioned two or more standard deviations lower than the population average.[1]

Low-set ears
SpecialtyMedical genetics 

Low-set ears can be associated with conditions such as:

It is usually bilateral, but it can be unilateral in Goldenhar syndrome.[6]

See also
  • LEOPARD syndrome

References
  1. 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. doi:10.1136/jmg.20.3.213. PMC 1049049. PMID 6876114.
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  3. Sanchez-Cascos, A. (1983). "The Noonan syndrome". European Heart Journal. 4 (4): 223–229. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a061452. PMID 6884370.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
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