Low-set ears is a minor anomaly in which the ear is situated below the normal position. Technically, the ear is low-set when the helix of the ear meets the cranium at a level below that of a horizontal plane through both inner canthi.
Most common diseases
Turner Syndrome
Other characteristics, like widely spaced nipples or low-set ears, also may lead to a suspicion of Turner syndrome. [nichd.nih.gov]
Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome
We describe a 20-year-old female patient whose clinical findings mostly fall into this syndrome, except for the presence of slightly low-set ears. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
View map Stories of Hallermann Streiff Syndrome HALLERMANN STREIFF SYNDROME STORIES VIEWS BY SURPRISE normal pregnancy. normal birth. due to low set ears and big forhead recommended [diseasemaps.org]
ears Low set ears Lowset ears [ more ] 0000369 Metaphyseal widening Broad wide portion of long bone 0003016 Narrow nose Decreased nasal breadth Decreased nasal width Thin [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]
Mandibulofacial Dysostosis
An exam of the infant may reveal a variety of problems, including: Abnormal eye shape Flat cheekbones Cleft palate or lip Small jaw Low-set ears Abnormally formed ears Abnormal [nlm.nih.gov]
Patau Syndrome
It leads to a variety of abnormalities that include mental retardation, microcephaly, low-set ears, eye structural defects, polydactyly, and limb abnormalities The presence [icd9data.com]
Cutis aplasia (missing portion of the skin/hair) Prominent heel Microcephaly Low-set ears Cleft palate or hare lip Collection Procedure • Amniotic fluid Discard the first [cytogenx.com]
Other birth defects of trisomy 13 include: Clenched hands Cleft lip or palate Extra fingers or toes (polydactyly) Hernias Kidney, wrist, or scalp problems Low-set ears Small [webmd.com]
CHARGE Syndrome
Ear abnormalities and deafness – most children with CHARGE syndrome have some level of hearing impairment, varying from mild to profound, along with underdeveloped or low-set [gosh.nhs.uk]
The most common external ear anomalies include low-set ears, asymmetric ears, or small or absent ear lobes. The degree of hearing loss varies from mild to severe. [encyclopedia.com]
These may include: a square-shaped face facial asymmetry, a difference in the appearance between the right and left sides of the face low-set and abnormal appearing ears antimongoloid [symptoma.com]
Down Syndrome
[…] variable from individual to individual and may include mental retardation, retarded growth, flat hypoplastic face with short nose, prominent epicanthic skin folds, small low-set [icd9data.com]
[…] syndrome there is a level of cognitive impairment, as well as the characteristic craniofacial features, such as an anteriorly and posteriorly flattened head, dysplastic low-set [symptoma.com]
Some common physical signs of the disorder include a small head, flattened face, short neck, up-slanted eyes, low-set ears, enlarged tongue and lips, and sloping underchin [britannica.com]
Cardiodysrhythmic Potassium-Sensitive Periodic Paralysis
Unlike those with other forms of Long QT syndrome, those with Andersen–Tawil syndrome often have characteristic physical features including low-set ears and a small lower [en.wikipedia.org]
QT interval with a variety of ventricular arrhythmias (leading to predisposition to sudden cardiac death) and characteristic physical features: short stature, scoliosis, low-set [orpha.net]
[…] with clinical manifestations that include periodic paralysis, prolongation of the QT interval with ventricular arrhythmias, and characteristic physical features including low-set [whonamedit.com]
Trisomy 18
During ultrasonographic examination, we discovered that her fetus had several important abnormalities, including a cystic hygroma, craniofacial defects (low-set ears, broad [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Symptoms Clenched hands Crossed legs (preferred position) Feet with a rounded bottom (rocker-bottom feet) Low birth weight Low-set ears Mental deficiency Small head ( microcephaly [web.archive.org]
[…] weight Low-set ears Mental deficiency Separation between the left and right side of the rectus abdominis muscle ( diastasis recti ) Small head ( microcephaly ) Small jaw [web.archive.org]
Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome
Prominent and beaked nose, hypoplasia of the maxilla, low-set ears, micrognathia, enamel hypoplasia, talon cusps, highly arched eyebrows and long eyelashes are the most common [symptoma.com]
[…] syn·drome ( rū'bĭn-stīn tā'bē ), mental retardation, broad thumb and great toe, antimongoloid slant to the eyes, thin and beaked nose, microcephaly, prominent forehead, low-set [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
[…] may include: Absent or extra kidney, and other problems with kidney or bladder An underdeveloped bone in the midface Unsteady or stiff walking gait Downward-slanted eyes Low-set [nicklauschildrens.org]
17q11 Microdeletion Syndrome
Global developmental delay; Hearing impairment; Hypertelorism; Inguinal freckling; Intellectual disability; Joint hypermobility; Large hands; Lisch nodules; Long foot; Low-set [mousephenotype.org]
With 5 months, there was a global development disorder, brachycephaly, broad forehead with prominent metopic suture, infraorbital folds, pointed chin, low-set ears, short [thieme-connect.com]
set ears, and micrognathia. [malacards.org]