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My 13y/o daughter has type1dm.she has these eat pits on both ears and has some protein in her urine. could she have lachiewicz-sibley syndrome?

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Dr. Shah Chowdhury answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Pre-Auricular Pits: Due to fusion anomaly of auricular hillocks in embryonic life. Brabchio-oto-renal syndrome, an autosomal dominant genetic condition with: branchial cysts, hearing loss and renal anomalies. Your child needs thorough medical check and appropriate referral. If recurrent infection of pits, squamous drainage: surgical removal of the pits, squamous lined cyst under the skin and cartilage needed.

Answered 12/10/2013

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