title: The question mark ear (congenital auricular cleft): a familial case.
abstract: We describe here 2 patients with question mark ears in one family. They had the peculiar auricular deformities bilaterally. Both patients had a cleft between the helix and earlobe respectively. The upper portion of the auricle showed marked prominence. The mother also showed notching between the helix and earlobe. The literature is reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Shizuoka Children's Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamei
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male