The authors report a young infant who presented with failure to thrive and recurrent respiratory tract infections. The patient had bilaterally absent pinnae; instead small skin tags were present. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Anotia/Microtia: People of Anotia syndrome usually born without the presence of external ear, while in Microtia small portion of external ear is present, or the incompletely formed external ear is present. [imedpub.com]

Within the range of types, the ear canal may or may not be present and functional, and some to most of the features of the external ear are underdeveloped. If the ear canal is closed, conductive hearing loss is also present. [health.state.mn.us]

Therefore, microtia and anotia shall be considered reconstructive surgery to restore a missing or significantly deformed body part visibly present under normal circumstances. [entnet.org]

• Hoarseness

  He also had asymmetric crying facies and clinical evidence of hypothyroidism in the form of hoarse voice, constipation and generalized hypotonia. Thyroid function tests confirmed the diagnosis of hypothyroidism. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  He also had asymmetric crying facies and clinical evidence of hypothyroidism in the form of hoarse voice, constipation and generalized hypotonia. [link.springer.com]

  The child had a weak but hoarse cry and there was generalized hypotonia. The deep tendon reflexes showed delayed relaxation. [pediatriconcall.com]

• Tachypnea

  Patient was irritable and had tachycardia, tachypnea and low normal systolic blood pressure. Patient was started on nasal oxygen, intravenous ionotrops, bronchodilators, diuretic, and antibiotics. [indianjotol.org]

• Intestinal Atresia

  atresia/stenosis 77 0.60 1 0.90 1.51 0.04–8.66 Anal, rectal, and large intestinal atresia/stenosis 148 1.15 2 1.80 1.57 0.19–5.77 Hirschsprung's disease 64 0.50 1 0.90 1.81 0.05–10.48 Biliary atresia 33 0.26 0 0.00 0.00 0.00–13.73 Malrotation of intestines [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

• Retinal Pigmentation

  International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification.Q16.0 Congenital absence of (ear) auricle and Anotia Q14.1 CHRPE – Congenital hypertrophy of retinal pigment epithelium Q16.3 Congenital absence of ossicles of ear (disorder [averbis.com]

• Torticollis

  The second child also had cleft palate, torticollis, and scoliosis. Owing to uncommon incidence and association of this malformation, this syndromic association of congenital malformations is not well characterized in the literature. [indianjotol.org]

• Irritability

  Patient was irritable and had tachycardia, tachypnea and low normal systolic blood pressure. Patient was started on nasal oxygen, intravenous ionotrops, bronchodilators, diuretic, and antibiotics. [indianjotol.org]

Regarding microtia, there are several different modes of treatment. [letdowsrasac.tk]

Reconstructive surgery is appropriate as a primary treatment in both children and adults. [entnet.org]

Prognosis of Anotia Prognosis of Anotia differs from one patient to another. Prognosis is good if the child is treated in his/her early childhood. [epainassist.com]

Anotia Prognosis The outcome of the condition differs from one child to another. Treating the disorder during the early childhood of patients helps to get a better outcome. [hxbenefit.com]

Traumatic facial palsy in neonates carries good prognosis as compared to developmental facial palsy that carries poor functional outcome. Conclusion CFP can be developmental or acquired. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Traumatic facial palsy in neonates carries good prognosis as compared to developmental facial palsy that carries poor functional outcome. CFP can be developmental or acquired. [pediatricneurosciences.com]

Additional study for factors associated with these characteristics could reveal clues for the etiology of these ear anomalies. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Our findings point to some potentially modifiable risk factors and provide further leads toward understanding the etiology of anotia/microtia. [jhu.pure.elsevier.com]

The etiology of microtia and the cause of this wide variability in In this paper we review current knowledge of the epidemiology and genetics of microtia, In this paper, the term “microtia” includes anotia as the most severe. Microtia & Atresia. [letdowsrasac.tk]

Anotia Prevention In most cases, it is not possible to prevent the disorder due to its unknown etiology. However, avoiding the use of thalidomide during pregnancy can help lower the risk of having the condition for an unborn baby. [hxbenefit.com]

BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of epidemiologic information about the external ear malformations anotia and microtia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Highly Cited 1995 Highly Cited 1995 Epidemiology and genetics of microtia-anotia: a registry based study on over one million births. [semanticscholar.org]

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Few studies have investigated the epidemiologic features of clinically defined subgroups of anotia/microtia. [deepblue.lib.umich.edu]

We examined the association between selected Hispanic ethnicity and acculturation factors and anotia/microtia in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CDC funds the Centers for Birth Defects Research and Prevention, which collaborate on large studies such as the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS; births 1997-2011) and the Birth Defects Study To Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (BD-STEPS; began [cdc.gov]

This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. This applies worldwide. [commons.wikimedia.org]

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [mblynchfirm.com]