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My daughter was born with a malformation on her ear, they think it is vascular but are not sure as they say none of them have seen such a thing before?

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Without more....: ....Information, there's not much that anyone here is going to be able to say. The best advise i can give is if that it's disfiguring it's likely a good plastic surgeon can help down the road. If it's not disfiguring, then my main concern would be about her hearing. Have you discussed this with your pediatrician yet?

Answered 4/16/2013

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Ear malformation: With an ear malformation it obviously important to check her hearing. Secondly, she should have an ultrasound of the kidneys to rule out the possibility of a kidney malformation.

Answered 4/16/2013

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Dr. Johanna Fricke answered

Specializes in Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral

Congenital vascular: Malformations require evaluation by a team of specialists: pediatric cardiologist, ent, plastic surgeon, geneticist & audiologist, + an MRI & studies of blood flow through the lesion prior to surgical removal for cosmetic purposes. A brainstem auditory evoked response to rule out sensorineural hearing loss & a renal ultrasound are needed. Some auricular cvm's are associated with syndromes.

Answered 6/10/2014

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