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What this article is

Preauricular sinuses or preauricular pits and preauricular cysts are common congenital malformations of the external ear. The difference between them is that a cyst does not connect with the skin, but a sinus does. Frequency of preauricular sinus differs depending on the population: 0.1–0.9% in the US, 0.9% in the UK, and 4–10% in Asia and parts of Africa.

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