Quelprud's nodule: a post-auricular cartilaginous nodule.
A number of minor variations to the configuration of the external ear are well recognized. This paper brings attention to one entity which is characterized by a small cartilaginous nodule or prominence arising from the posterior surface of the pinna and which we have named Quelprud's nodule. A prospective clinical survey of 208 patients attending an ENT clinic revealed that nearly one-third of the population studied possess this nodule. There was an equal sex incidence. The Quelprud's nodule was identified within families in a distribution which suggests an autosomal dominant inheritance with variable expressivity.
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Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology; D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000002:abnormalities; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors