Auricular Reconstruction for Bilateral Auricular Deformity Caused by Relapsing Polychondritis

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Jan 1;149(1):94-95. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.3782.
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Plain language summary

This case report describes a woman in her early 20s who presented to the hospital with an acquired auricular deformity after an ear piercing and was diagnosed with recurrent polychondritis that required total auricular reconstruction.

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Humans
  • Polychondritis, Relapsing* / complications