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A 2-month-old girl presented to a primary care clinic for a well-child care visit and was found to have bilateral posterior helical ear pits (PHEPs). The infant was born after a 38-week gestation that had been complicated by gestational diabetes.
1 mar 2007 · A posterior helical ear pit in Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome (arrow), and indentations on pinna (asterisk). Indentations on the posterior pinna are seen in the normal population, but more frequently in BWS.
Dr. Camacho teaches in this video about ear pits also called preauricular pits and sinuses. Illustrations are used.=====To buy posters:Largeht...
Ear pits and ear tags are minor anomalies typically located in front of the ear. Patients with these anomalies should be evaluated for hearing loss and for other congenital anomalies (eg, kidney anomalies with ear pits in branchio-oto-renal syndrome).
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We have observed posterior helical pits as a feature in three syndromes only: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome and Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. We suggest that posterior helical pits, when present, are an excellent diagnostic handle.
Ear Pit. Ear pits (preauricular pits) are often a rather subtle finding on physical exam. They are located at the superior attachment of the pinna to the face and may be unilateral or bilateral. Up to 10% of Asian infants will have pits -- they are less common among caucasians and African Americans.
