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Milia
Milia are multiple superficially located small white cysts that arise from the lowest portion of the infundibulum of the sebaceous duct. These tiny cysts differ from epidermal cysts only in size.
Psoriasis Pinna
Note the sharply demarcated salmon coloured plaques of psoriasis just below the helical rim. The upper portion of the lesion is covered with the characteristic silvery scales.
Psoriasis
Psoriasis vulgaris is a hereditary disorder of skin characterized by an increased rate of epidermal cell replication.
Accessory Auricle
A preauricular appendage that contains a cartilaginous core is called an "accessory auricle". Accessory auricles represent a small ectopic remnant of one of the embryological hillocks.
Preauricular Pit
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...
Preauricular Cyst
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
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...
Aspirate from Traumatic Seroma of the Pinna
When a seroma fails to resolve spontaneously, aspiration of the subperichondrial blood tinged serous transudate may be necessary.
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.