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Absent tragus

MedGen UID:
869022
Concept ID:
C4023439
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0011268

Definition

Lack of convexity or prominence of the contour of the ridge between the bottom of the incisura and the confluence of the ascending helix and crus helix. [from HPO]

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Conditions with this feature

Arrhinia with choanal atresia and microphthalmia syndrome
MedGen UID:
355084
Concept ID:
C1863878
Disease or Syndrome
Bosma arhinia microphthalmia syndrome (BAMS) is characterized by severe hypoplasia of the nose and eyes, palatal abnormalities, deficient taste and smell, inguinal hernias, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with cryptorchidism, and normal intelligence (summary by Graham and Lee, 2006). Also see absence of nasal bones (161480).

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Park C
Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Jun;135(6):1681-1691. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001297. PMID: 26017601
Ozçelik D, Toplu G, Türkseven A, Senses DA, Yiğit B
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2014 Jul;42(5):e239-44. Epub 2013 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2013.09.001. PMID: 24269646

Diagnosis

Park C
Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Jun;135(6):1681-1691. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001297. PMID: 26017601

Prognosis

Park HJ, Lee JH, Jung W
Biomed Res Int 2022;2022:3790546. Epub 2022 May 26 doi: 10.1155/2022/3790546. PMID: 35663046Free PMC Article
Park C
Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Jun;135(6):1681-1691. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001297. PMID: 26017601
Ozçelik D, Toplu G, Türkseven A, Senses DA, Yiğit B
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2014 Jul;42(5):e239-44. Epub 2013 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2013.09.001. PMID: 24269646

Clinical prediction guides

Mazeed AS, O'Hara J, Bulstrode NW
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2021 Aug;74(8):1832-1839. Epub 2020 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.11.042. PMID: 33451946
Park C
Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Jun;135(6):1681-1691. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000001297. PMID: 26017601

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