Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Postauricular pit
Pit behind the ear
HP:0004464
What it means
Benign congenital lesion of the postauricular soft tissue consisting of a blind-ending narrow tube or pit.
Rare diseases that can present with this2
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: Postauricular earpits · Postauricular fistula · Posterior auricular pit · Posterior auricular sinus
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