Acute Auricular Perichondritis With an Effusion

A 62-year-old man presented to the emergency department with acute, atraumatic, swelling of his left ear. Incision and drainage revealed serous fluid without blood or purulence. He was diagnosed with acute perichondritis with an effusion and managed with oral antibiotics. Perichondritis must be reco...

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Published inClinical practice and cases in emergency medicine Vol. 3; no. 4; pp. 453 - 454
Main Authors Usoro, Agnes, Ehmann, Michael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Irvine University of California Digital Library - eScholarship 01.11.2019
University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
eScholarship Publishing, University of California
Subjects
Antibiotics
Cartilage
Clinical medicine
Emergency medical care
Images in Emergency Medicine
Infections
Medicine
Otolaryngology
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:A 62-year-old man presented to the emergency department with acute, atraumatic, swelling of his left ear. Incision and drainage revealed serous fluid without blood or purulence. He was diagnosed with acute perichondritis with an effusion and managed with oral antibiotics. Perichondritis must be recognized and treated promptly to avoid necrosis of the underlying avascular cartilage and auricular deformity.
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ISSN:2474-252X
2474-252X
DOI:10.5811/cpcem.2019.9.43947