Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Preauricular hair displacement
Hair growing down to cheek
HP:0009554
What it means
An tongue-like extension of hair towards the cheeks, in which hair growth extends in front of the ear to the lateral cheekbones.
Rare diseases that can present with this1
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: Hair displacement, preauricular, towards lateral cheekbone · Projection of scalp hair onto lateral cheek
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