raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:141074

External auditory canal aplasia/hypoplasia

Synonyms: External auditory canal stenosis/atresia

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Neonatal
Status
active

A rare, otorhinolaryngological malformation characterized by failure in development of the external ear canal resulting in variable degree of malformations ranging from complete absence to mild stenosis and malformation of the middle ear. It is typically unilateral, it manifests with hearing loss on the affected side, and might be associated with microtia or hypoplastic pinna, an aberrant facial nerve course, and cholesteatoma.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enExternal auditory canal aplasia/hypoplasiaExternal auditory canal stenosis/atresia
frAplasie/hypoplasie du conduit auditif externeSténose/atrésie du conduit auditif externe
deAplasie/Hypoplasie des äußeren Gehörgangs
esAplasia/ hipoplasia del canal auditivo externoEstenosis/atresia del conducto auditivo externo
itAplasia/ipoplasia del canale uditivo esterno
nlAplasie/hypoplasie van uitwendige gehoorgangStenose/atresie van uitwendige gehoorgang
ptAplasia do canal auditivo externo
plAplazja/hipoplazja zewnętrznego kanału słuchowegoZwężenie/atrezja zewnętrznego kanału słuchowego
csAplázie/hypoplázie zevního zvukovoduStenóza/atrézie zevního zvukovodu
ukАплазія/гіпоплазія зовнішнього слухового проходуСтеноз/атрезія зовнішнього слухового проходу
zh先天性外耳道发育不良外耳道狭窄/闭锁
trDış işitsel kanal aplazisi / hipoplaziEksternal işitsel kanal darlığı/atrezi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM108760BTNTvalidated
OMIM607842BTNTvalidated
ICD-10Q16.1Especificvalidated
ICD-11LA22.2Especificvalidated
MONDO0015385Evalidated
UMLSC0266597Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
TSHZ1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:10669ENSG0000017998161442718q22.3teashirt zinc finger homeobox 122152683[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card