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1 maj 2024 · Pinna perichondritis is an infection of the auricular cartilage's perichondrial lining primarily caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Minor trauma, such as piercing through the cartilaginous pinna, is typically the inciting factor, though it may arise from other mechanisms.
10 cze 2022 · Perichondritis is an infection of the tissue lining your ear cartilage. Symptoms include pain, redness and swelling. Perichondritis is a bacterial infection. Ear trauma, most commonly high ear cartilage piercing, is the usual cause. Treatment typically includes antibiotics.
8 lut 2017 · Pinna (auricular) perichondritis is an infection involving cartilage and subcutaneous tissue. The resulting infection produces swelling which can be severe, and can lead to focal ear necrosis. The term perichondritis may even be considered a misnomer “as the cartilage is almost always involved.”
20 lip 2017 · Perichondritis is an infection of the connective tissue of the ear that covers the cartilaginous auricle or pinna, excluding the lobule.
15 gru 2019 · Pinna perichondritis typically presents with infection of the cartilaginous pinna and sparing of the lobule (ear lobe), whereas cellulitis does not spare the lobule. This is important because the causative organisms are usually different (see below).
16 lis 2017 · On examination, the pinna was erythematous, warm, and swollen, without evidence of a discrete pus collection. Palpation of the neck revealed firm pre and post auricular nodes. He had no joint pains, respiratory, or eye symptoms, and was not diabetic.
24 paź 2020 · Auricular perichondritis (also called pinna perichondritis) is an infectious and inflammatory condition of the external ear that usually occurs secondary to trauma (i.e., high ear piercing, blunt trauma, burns, iatrogenic), which leads to the infection, with or without abscess formation [1].
