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Preauricular Pit
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Preauricular Pit

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Preauricular pits are relatively shallow pits that result either from a failure in the fusion of the primitive ear hillocks or from the defective closure of the first brachial cleft. Preauricular pits...

Infected Preauricular Sinus [left]
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Infected Preauricular Sinus [left]

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A preauricular sinus is deeper than a preauricular pit. The sinus tract is lined with a stratified squamous epithelium. The tract of a preauricular sinus may become chronically infected and emit a painless,...

Preauricular Cyst
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Preauricular Cyst

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If the external opening of the tract of the preauricular sinus becomes closed, the epithelium lining the tract will continue to shed epithelial squames into the tract thereby producing a preauricular...

Creased Lobule
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Creased Lobule

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In some patients with increasing age and oblique crease may appear in the lobule. This is known as a "creased lobule" and appears to indicate a significant predisposition to obstructive coronary...

Traumatic Seroma of the Pinna
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Traumatic Seroma of the Pinna

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That trauma from friction may irritate the perichondrium and produce a subperichondial serous or serosanguinous seroma. A seroma will usually persist for several days after the original injury.

Aspirate from Traumatic Seroma of the Pinna
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Aspirate from Traumatic Seroma of the Pinna

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When a seroma fails to resolve spontaneously, aspiration of the subperichondrial blood tinged serous transudate may be necessary.

Hematoma of the Pinna
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Hematoma of the Pinna

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Hematoma of the pinna is usually the result of blunt trauma sustained during activities such as boxing or wrestling. If the trauma tears one of the small vessels that lie between the perichondrium and...

Small Hematoma of the Pinna Before Drainage
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Small Hematoma of the Pinna Before Drainage

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Note the small hematoma of the pinna located in the lower portion of the concha.

Small Hematoma of the Pinna After Drainage
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Small Hematoma of the Pinna After Drainage

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The hematoma of the pinna has been drained and a button has been sutured to hold the perichondrium against the auricular cartilage until it has healed.

Frostbite
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Frostbite

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Tissue damage from extreme cold is similar in appearance to that sustained from heat injuries. Note the large serous filled bulla with edema of the surrounding skin. This is a second-degree frostbite.

Frostbite Induced Ossification of the Auricular Cartilage
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Frostbite Induced Ossification of the Auricular...

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This soft tissue radiograph of the pinna of a patient who experienced severe frostbite many years previously revealed extensive calcification throughout the posterior superior portion of the auricular...

Cauliflower Ear
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Cauliflower Ear

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Severe or repeated trauma to the auricle may produce areas of subperichondrial separation, shearing and localized hemorrhage which result in devitalization of the underlying auricular cartilage. This...

Acute Allergic Contact Dermatitis of the External Canal
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Acute Allergic Contact Dermatitis of the External...

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This patient developed an acute contact dermatitis cause by the ear mold of his new hearing aid.

Neomycin Contact Dermatitis
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Neomycin Contact Dermatitis

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A neomycin -containing ointment has produced in this patient and erythematous weeping allergic reaction which has tracked inferiorly along the path of the secretions.

Herpes Zoster Of The Pinna
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Herpes Zoster Of The Pinna

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Herpes zoster is an acute localized viral infection of the skin caused by the varicella zoster virus. This large DNA-containing virus of the herpes virus group causes in the early stage scattered pustules...

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