Auricular calcification: Case report of petrified ears in a woman
| dc.contributor.author | Ozer Ozturk, Ebru | |
| dc.contributor.author | Karatas, Erkan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-16T16:21:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-16T16:21:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.department | İnönü Üniversitesi | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Auricular calcification (Petrified ears) is one of the rare diagnoses in ENT outpatient clinics. Although auricular calcification is often asymptomatic and does not require treatment, it is a critical diagnosis since it may develop secondary to life-threatening endocrinopathies. A 33-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic with increasing stiffening in both auricles for one year. On physical examination, bilateral tympanic membranes, external auditory canals, and auriculas had a natural appearance. Apart from lobules, the bilateral auricle had lost its elasticity. Computed tomography of the temporal bones showed bilateral calcification of auriculas and external auditory canals with normal soft-tissue density of the overlying subcutaneous tissues. In our study, a patient who was followed up due to pituitary insufficiency, and she has complained about the progressive loss of elasticity in both auricles was discussed. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ozer Ozturk, E., & Karatas, E. (2021). Auricular calcification: Case report of petrified ears in a woman . Annals of Medical Research | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11616/56214 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Annals of Medical Research | en_US |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
| dc.title | Auricular calcification: Case report of petrified ears in a woman | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
