Prominent Ears: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Prominent Ears

Prominent ear Prominent ears [ more ] 0000411 Streak ovary 0010464 5%-29% of people have these symptoms Anodontia Failure of development of all teeth 0000674 Hallucinations [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Her face was progeric, with a large forehead and prominent ears. Secondary sexual characteristics were incompletely developed. [frontiersin.org]

prominent nasal root, precocious skin aging and partial edentulism. [cags.org.ae]

Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

ears, joint contractures, torticollis (a persistent tilting or turning of the head), and skin changes, among other symptoms. [disabilitybenefitscenter.org]

ears, facial weakness with a high arched palate, and prominent heels. [doi.org]

[…] for normal condition have low muscle tone (hypotonia), spinal curvature, very loose joints, weak muscles in the hands and feet, respiratory difficulties, hip dislocation, prominent [disabilitybenefitscenter.org]

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 13

Osteogenesis imperfecta ( OI ), or brittle bone disease, is a heritable disorder of connective tissue characterized by bone fragility and low bone mass. OI is clinically and genetically heterogeneous with severity varying from mild to perinatal lethal. Mutations in the COL1A1 and COL1A2 genes cause approximately 90% of[…] [ctgt.net]

Kabuki Syndrome

ears, and persistent fetal fingertip pads. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Characteristic features include long palpebral fissures with everted lower lids, prominent ears, skeletal abnormalities, mental retardation, and short stature. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

ears. [ai-online.info]

Ear Deformity

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Percutaneous adjustable closed otoplasty was used to treat 28 ears in 15 patients presenting with prominent ear deformities. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Prominent Ears Prominent ears, sometimes referred to as “lop-ear” or “cup ears,” are a deformity where the ears project more than the normal distance from the skull. [kidsplastsurg.com]

Here I outline the background and rationale for treatment of prominent ear deformity. [consultant360.com]

Coffin-Lowry Syndrome

[…] supraorbital ridges with bushy brows, downwardly slanted palpebral fissures, hypertelorism, blepharoptosis, large and prominent ears, large nose with broad base and elongated [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

Facial features include prominent forehead, widespread eyes, downslanting eyeslits, prominent ears, thick lips and irregular/missing teeth. [medicinenet.com]

Involvement of the head and neck can present as thickened calvarium, small sinuses paranasales, flat occiput, delayed suture closure with large anterior fontanelle, prominent [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

Chudley-Rozdilsky Syndrome

Symptoms * Muscle disease * Curved fifth finger * Prominent ears * Small head * Short stature * Dislocated hip * Droopy eyelid * Ophthalmoplegia * Myopia * Small penis * Facial [checkorphan.org]

ear Prominent ear Prominent ears [ more ] 0000411 5%-29% of people have these symptoms Abnormality of cardiovascular system morphology 0030680 Abnormality of the ribs Rib [rareendocrinologynews.com]

[…] nasal bridge Elevated nasal bridge High nasal bridge Prominent bridge of nose Prominent nasal root Protruding bridge of nose Protruding nasal bridge [ more ] 0000426 Protruding [rareendocrinologynews.com]

Fragile X Syndrome

Physical features of FXS include an elongated face, prominent ears, and post-pubertal macroorchidism. [doi.org]

Fifty percent of adult males have long ears and 30% prominent ears 8. [scielo.br]

In our study and that of Nolin et al. 14 prominent ears were observed most frequently than large ears. [scielo.br]

Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome

ear crura. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

An autosomal dominant syndrome with variable expression of brachycephaly, maxillary hypoplasia, prominent ear crus, syndactyly, facial asymmetry, shallow orbits, telecanthus [encyclo.co.uk]

Saethre-Chot·zen syn·drome ( sayt'rĕ chŏt'zen ), condition characterized by craniosynostosis, asymmetry of skull (plagiocephaly), ptosis, prominent ear crus, and cutaneous [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Cenani Syndactylism

However, some patients in published reports have large, prominent ears. A recent report suggested midfacial dysmorphism i in two patients with CLS (). [kabukisyndrome.com]

[…] eyes Prominent globes Protruding eyes [ more ] 0000520 Protruding ear Prominent ear Prominent ears [ more ] 0000411 Ptosis Drooping upper eyelid 0000508 Renal hypoplasia/ [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Clinical examination revealed features suggestive of Kabuki syndrome including large, prominent ears, sparse, medially flared and arched eyebrows, wide palpebral fissures [kabukisyndrome.com]

Bloom Syndrome

Prominent ear Prominent ears [ more ] 0000411 Reduced number of teeth Decreased tooth count 0009804 Sacral dimple Spinal dimple 0000960 Squamous cell carcinoma 0002860 Percent [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

ears. [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] sun-sensitive skin changes on the face, hands and/or arms; a high-pitched voice; and distinctive facial features including a long, narrow face, small lower jaw, large nose and prominent [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Mowat-Wilson Syndrome

[…] malformation 0008572 Frontal bossing 0002007 High forehead 0000348 Large earlobe Fleshy earlobe Fleshy earlobes Prominent ear lobes prominent ear lobules [ more ] 0009748 [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] people have these symptoms Abnormal eyebrow morphology Abnormality of the eyebrow 0000534 Deeply set eye Deep set eye Deep-set eyes Sunken eye [ more ] 0000490 External ear [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Goldberg-Shprintzen Syndrome

ears, thick earlobes, prominent nasal bridge, thick philtrum, everted lower lip vermillion and pointed chin), global developmental delay, intellectual disability and variable [orpha.net]

[…] dysmorphic syndrome characterized by Hirschsprung disease, facial dysmorphism (sloping forehead, high arched eyebrows, long eyelashes, telecanthus/hypertelorism, ptosis, prominent [orpha.net]

Warburg Micro Syndrome 3

[…] nasal root, short philtrum, and prominent ears [3]. [juniperpublishers.com]

He had ptosis, deep-set eyes, microphthalmia, microcornea, microcephaly, prominent ears and nasal root, micrognathia, hypertrichosis, spastic diplegia, skin hyperextensibility [journals.lww.com]

He has microcephaly, with plagiocephaly, hypertrichosis of forehead, microphthalmia, microcornea, broad root of nose, long philtrum, long, low set and prominent ears, with [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ring Chromosome 10

ear lobes prominent ear lobules [ more ] 0009748 Long philtrum 0000343 Low-set ears Low set ears Lowset ears [ more ] 0000369 Micrognathia Little lower jaw Small jaw Small [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Mental-retardation [ more ] 0001249 Intrauterine growth retardation Prenatal growth deficiency Prenatal growth retardation [ more ] 0001511 Large earlobe Fleshy earlobe Fleshy earlobes Prominent [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Tricho-Rhino-Phalangeal Syndrome

Facial features include nose with a bulbous tip and hypoplastic alae nasi, a long philtrum, a thin upper vermilion border, and prominent ears. [link.springer.com]

0000400 Micrognathia Little lower jaw Small jaw Small lower jaw [ more ] 0000347 Protruding ear Prominent ear Prominent ears [ more ] 0000411 Short distal phalanx of finger [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

ears. [karger.com]

Partial Monosomy 18q

In the case of 18q-syndrome, craniofacial abnormalities will most likely include deep-set eyes, a “carp-shaped” mouth, microcephaly (small head), prominent ears, and midfacial [ulf.org]

These may include unusually prominent ears and/or abnormally narrow (stenotic) or absent (atretic) external ear canals, with associated hearing impairment. [rarediseases.org]

ears. [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

Congenital Aural Atresia

[…] skin tag HP:0000384 - 6.1.12 Prominent ears Prominent ears HP:0000412 - 6.1.13 Rigid ears - - What does this refer to? [compbio.charite.de]

ear, pocket ear, absence of the upper helix, absence of the tragus, clefts, lobular deformities, and cup ear deformities type 1 and 2 Second degree : Dysplasia as a cup ear [radiologykey.com]

[…] nose and ears; 46,XY; attended a normal school but required intensive speech therapy; at 15y, height Dennis E. [databases.lovd.nl]

Autosomal Dominant Mental Retardation Type 1

ear abnormalities Again, not all of these characteristics are found in every child, but they tend to happen more frequently within this specific population. [2q23.org]

[…] that stays more in an open position when at rest thick or everted lower lip downturned corners of the mouth a wide mouth large tongue a shorter chin small ears and other outer [2q23.org]

Microcephaly - Chorioretinopathy - Lymphedema - Mental Retardation

Prominent ear Prominent ears [ more ] 0000411 Reduced visual acuity Decreased clarity of vision 0007663 Retinal detachment Detached retina 0000541 Retinal fold 0008052 Seizure [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

ears. [karger.com]

[…] chin, and prominent ears. [malacards.org]

Ear Surgery

This method may be used as a standard procedure for treating prominent ears surgically. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ear Surgery with Dr. Anthony Wilson in Portsmouth, NH Ear surgery corrects prominent ears and ears injured from trauma. [awplasticsurgery.com]

Protruding Earlobe This refers to a prominence of the lower third of the ear or the earlobe. [rotembergmd.com]

Metopic Ridging - Ptosis - Facial Dysmorphism

[…] with voluminous lobes and prominent anthelix, microretrognathia, short neck; and more rarely, lymphedema of the back of hands and feet. [glosbe.com]

[…] forehead with pronounced metopic ridge, mild ptosis, epicanthal folds, elongated face, enlarged nose root with rounded nose tip and anteverted nostrils, long philtrum, low-set ears [glosbe.com]

Congenital Malformation of the Ear

Congenital ear anomalies include microtia (lack of all or part of the structures that form the outer ear), prominent ears and lop/cupped ears. [rileychildrens.org]

What constitutes a prominent ear? [emedicine.medscape.com]

The ear may not be prominent but abnormal folding of the cartilage or the skin can create a hooding or notching effect on the ear. [texaschildrens.org]

Autosomal Dominant Microcephaly with Chorioretinopathy

[…] chin, and prominent ears. [uniprot.org]

Typical facial features may include mild frontal bossing, prominent ears, occasional upslanting of the palpebral fissures, wide nose with a rounded tip, and long philtrum [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

[…] faces in (A) and (B) are characteristic of the syndrome and have upslanting palpebral fissures, a broad nose with a rounded tip, a long philtrum with a thin upper lip, a prominent [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

15q13.3 Microdeletion Syndrome

[…] nasal tip Large nasal tip Large tip of nose Prominent tip of nose Pronounced nasal tip Pronounced tip of nose [ more ] 0005274 Protruding ear Prominent ear Prominent ears [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] eye folds [ more ] 0000286 Frontal bossing 0002007 Macrocephaly Increased size of skull Large head Large head circumference [ more ] 0000256 Macrotia Large ears 0000400 Melanocytic [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] circumference of cranium Decreased size of skull Reduced head circumference Small head circumference [ more ] 0000252 Muscular hypotonia Low or weak muscle tone 0001252 Prominent [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Mosaic Trisomy 12

The clinical phenotype is variable, including neuropsychomotor developmental delay, congenital heart disease, microcephaly, cutaneous spots, facial asymmetry, prominent ears [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

She showed multiple dysmorphic features, such as the prominent forehead, broad flat nasal bridge, low-set ears, prominent cheeks, flat profile, single transverse palmar crease [link.springer.com]

A 2-year-old female presented with neuropsychomotor developmental delay, prominent forehead, dolichocephaly, patchy skin pigmentation, and unexpected overgrowth at birth. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

MEHMO Syndrome

ear lobes prominent ear lobules [ more ] 0009748 Microcephaly Decreased circumference of cranium Abnormally small skull Small head circumference Reduced head circumference [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] disability, severe Early and severe mental retardation Mental retardation, severe Severe mental retardation [ more ] 0010864 Large earlobe Fleshy earlobe Fleshy earlobes Prominent [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation Type 1G

Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1G: A form of congenital disorders of N-linked glycosylation characterized by facial dysmorphism (prominent forehead, large ears, [findexpertmd.com]

Orpha Number: 79324 Definition A form of congenital disorders of N-linked glycosylation characterized by facial dysmorphism (prominent forehead, large ears, thin upper lip [rareguru.com]

DISORDER OF GLYCOSYLATION, TYPE Ig; CDG1G Alg12-cdg Description ALG12-CDG is a form of congenital disorders of N-linked glycosylation characterized by facial dysmorphism (prominent [mendelian.co]

Kabuki Syndrome Type 2

Long palpebral fissure, palpebral eversion, epicanthus, thinning of lateral third of eyebrow, malformed and prominent ear, broad nasal root, thin lips, micrognathia. c P9. [link.springer.com]

ears, cleft palate, and skeletal anomalies such as fetal finger pads and brachydactyly. [karger.com]

On admission, her examination was significant for midline cleft lip and palate, hypotelorism, up-slanting palpebral fissures, absent nasal septum, large, prominent ears, clinodactyly [frontiersin.org]

FG Syndrome Type 2

[…] forehead Pronounced forehead Protruding forehead [ more ] 0011220 Protruding ear Prominent ear Prominent ears [ more ] 0000411 Underdeveloped superior crus of antihelix 0011246 [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

prominent ears hypoplasia of the upper crus of the antihelix Skeletal Feet: broad halluces Head And Neck Mouth: relatively small mouth Neurologic Central Nervous System: [malacards.org]

Conversely, FGS1 is further characterized by constipation, anal anomalies, small and simple ears, tall and prominent forehead, downslanting palpebral fissures, broad thumbs [preventiongenetics.com]