Frostbite Induced Ossification of the Auricular Cartilage

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Frostbite Induced Ossification of the Auricular Cartilage
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Otorhinolaryngology

Case description

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 cartilage. This was clinically manifest as a rocky hard pinna.

tags: ent image Frostbite pinna ENT eLearning

related terms: Frostbite, Calcification of the auricular cartilage, Late complication of frostbite, ENT e-learning


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Joanna Stachera

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