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Perichondritis: Inspect The Lobule, Eli Bress, Jason E Cohn
Perichondritis: Inspect The Lobule, Eli Bress, Jason E Cohn
Otolaryngology (ENT) Resident Research
CASE PRESENTATION: This is a brief report of a 57-year-old Caucasian female presented with a 4-day history of worsening left ear pain. Her symptoms began with left otalgia and otorrhea which progressed to helical erythema, prompting a visit to the emergency department. She was noted to have erythema of the left auricle and swelling of the left auditory meatus. Our otolaryngology service observed erythema of the auricle with sparing of the lobule.
DIAGNOSIS: The diagnosis to be otitis externa with perichondritis was established, and we recommended otic ciprofloxacin-hydrocortisone, IV vancomycin, and ciprofloxacin. The patient had marked improvement and was discharged …