Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Cupped ear
Cup-shaped ears
HP:0000378
What it means
Laterally protruding ear that lacks antihelical folding (including absence of inferior and superior crura).
Rare diseases that can present with this18
Very common80–99%
6Common30–79%
4Sometimes5–29%
7- Ankyloblepharon-ectodermal defects-cleft lip/palate syndrome
- Cognitive impairment-coarse facies-heart defects-obesity-pulmonary involvement-short stature-skeletal dysplasia syndrome
- CTCF-related neurodevelopmental disorder
- Distal triplication 15q syndrome
- Hyperphosphatasia-intellectual disability syndrome
- Lacrimoauriculodentodigital syndrome
- Nasopalpebral lipoma-coloboma syndrome
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Capuchin ears · Cupped ears · Simple, cup-shaped ears
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