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AAP Grand Rounds 17:70-71 (2007)
© 2007 American Academy of Pediatrics

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Preauricular Sinuses: Potential Diagnostic Pitfalls?

Source: Huang XY, Tay GS, Wansaicheong G K-L, et al. Preauricular sinus: clinical course and associations. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007;133:65–68; doi:10.1001/archotol.133.1.65[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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To determine the association of congenital preauricular sinus (PAS) (a small opening in the external ear) with hearing and renal abnormalities, researchers from Singapore studied a cohort of 10,734 military conscripts. Individuals identified with PAS were further evaluated with hearing tests and renal ultrasound. Hearing thresholds were assessed by pure-tone audiometry; study participants were considered to have hearing loss if their average . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Mike Dubik, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA

 





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