External auditory canal stenosis and partial atresia without associated anomalies.
Unilateral or bilateral ear canal stenosis or atresia occurring without microtia or associated anomalies may go undetected during early childhood. Summaries of ten cases illustrate difficulties in making early diagnoses. An unusual case of inherited isolated bilateral external canal atresia occurring in a mother and daughter is included. Potential pitfalls in diagnosis and management are discussed.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000473:pathology; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male