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Severely Deviated Nasal Septum
This patient's quadrilateral cartilage has deviated into the right nasal fossa to such an extent that nasal respiration has become severely limited. Any additional mucosal swelling [e.g. from allergic...
Hematoma of the Pinna
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 After Drainage
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 Induced Ossification of the Auricular...
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...
Bullous Myringitis Case 3
In this patient with severe bullous myringitis, the entire surface of the tympanic membrane is covered by one large blood filled bleb or blister.
Granulation Tissue Exteral Canal
There is a small mass of friable granulation tissue arising from the Isthmus of this right external auditory canal. This appeared to have resulted from a prior traumatic injury to the skin of the ear...
![Large Concha Bullosa [Right]](https://medtube.net/images/min/75ca087bd2f3fe8955db0797af10b3be/149/112/1 "Large Concha Bullosa [Right]")
Large Concha Bullosa [Right]
In some patients, the middle turbinate may develop a large internal air cell, which expands the turbinate laterally. This is referred to as a Concha Bullosa. This enlarged middle turbinate may cause significant...
Perichondritis of the Pinna
This is a classical example of perichondritis of the pinna. This developed following a piercing through the auricular cartilage of the pinna.
Acute Thrush
This is a classical example of acute thrush [a Candida Albicans infection of the oral mucous membrane].