The preauricular lymph nodes sit just in front of the ears. These tiny nodes play a vital role in protecting the body against infections and disease. In this article, we provide information on the ...

Preauricular lymph nodes, which are located in front of your ears, can sometimes become swollen and painful. Common causes include an ear or tooth infection. Treatment can depend on the underlying ...

A preauricular pit is a small hole in front of your ear that you are born with. Most of the time it is harmless and doesn’t cause any health problems. A preauricular pit is a small hole or cyst just ...

Adenopathy refers to swollen glands, such as the lymph nodes. It can be a sign of an infection or another health condition. Treatment depends on the underlying cause. Adenopathy is a word used for ...

Adenopathy refers to inflammation that involves glandular tissue or lymph nodes, such as lymphadenopathy or swollen lymph nodes. Unlike the tear glands in the eye or sweat glands in the skin, the ...

There is a birth defect of the ear that is visible and relatively common around the world. It is called preauricular sinus which, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, or NIH, ...

The incidence of congenital preauricular fistula (CPF) is >1.1% in both Chinese and Caucasians, but it is even higher in Blacks. We mapped the locus for CPF to chromosome 8q11.1–q13.3 by linkage ...

1 in 100 people in Britain are born with a preauricular sinus (Picture: Smooth O/Wikimedia) If you were in a room with around 100 people in Britain it’s likely one of you will have tiny little hole ...