Microtia is a congenital deformity in which the auricle, the visible external part of the ear, is underdeveloped; when the auricle is entirely absent the condition is called anotia, and because the two share the same origin the combined term microtia-anotia is also used. It can affect one ear or both, occurs in roughly 1 of every 8,000 to 10,000 births, most often affecting the right ear when only one side is involved, and has been linked to use of the acne medication isotretinoin (Accutane) during pregnancy.
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Classification
ICD-10 ChapterVIII: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Connections
Treated By
Source Craniofacial surgery (Wikipedia)
Source Otoplasty (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikidata: Microtia
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Subclass of: external ear malformation
2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
3. Microtia (Wikipedia)
Lead section, disease-category statement
Microtia is a congenital deformity where the auricle (external ear) is underdeveloped.
Lead section, transmission-route statement
Microtia is a congenital deformity where the auricle (external ear) is underdeveloped.
View the SourceCraniofacial surgery (Wikipedia)
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Defects typically treated by craniofacial surgeons include craniosynostosis (isolated and syndromic), rare craniofacial clefts, acute and chronic consequences of previous facial fractures, cleft lip and palate, micrognathia, Treacher Collins Syndrome, Apert's Syndrome, Crouzon's Syndrome, Craniofacial microsomia, microtia, and many other conditions.
Otoplasty (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Otoplasty, Lead: treats MicrotiaQuote, Treated By: Otoplasty, Lead: treats Microtia
Otoplasty, from Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs), meaning "ear", and πλαστός (plastós), meaning "moulded", is a procedure for correcting the deformities and defects of the auricle (external ear), whether these defects are congenital conditions (e.g. microtia, anotia, etc.) or caused by trauma.
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