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Neonatal Hairy Ear Pinnae and Gestational Diabetes: Just a Coincidence?
Author(s) -
Valerio Enrico,
Riello Laura,
Chirico Michela,
Semenzato Rossella,
Cutrone Mario
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.12677
Subject(s) - medicine , gestation , respiratory distress , gestational diabetes , hypertrichosis , asphyxia , pregnancy , hypoglycemia , diabetes mellitus , pediatrics , surgery , endocrinology , genetics , biology
A newborn girl of 36 weeks gestation was noted to have several anomalies, including bilateral low ear attachment with ear pinnae hypertrichosis, left preauricular pit, micrognathia, short lingual frenulum, and short neck. Pregnancy history revealed poorly controlled maternal gestational diabetes ( GD ). Localized hypertrichosis of the ear pinnae may represent a potential marker of GD and thereby alert physicians to suspect other potentially GD ‐associated conditions such as macrosomia, asphyxia, respiratory distress, hypoglycemia, hypocalcemia, hyperbilirubinemia, polycythemia, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and congenital anomalies, particularly those involving the central nervous system.