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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2020; 12(03): 220-222
DOI: 10.4103/ijmbs.ijmbs_48_20
Case Report

A rare case of intra-auricular sinus presenting as recurrent perichondritis

Kiruba Manoharan
1   Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Satvinder Bakshi
2   Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Periauricular sinuses are common and are often associated with other congenital anomalies. The most common type is the preauricular sinus followed by the postauricular variant. Intrapinna sinus is extremely rare with very few cases reported in literature. We present a 15-year-old male presented with recurrent perichondritis of his left pinna. Examination revealed a sinus opening in the pinna. The sinus along with its cul de sac was excised completely. We conclude that although intra-auricular sinuses are extremely rare, they should be kept in the differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with recurrent pinna perichondritis. The treatment includes complete excision of the sinus tract along with its sac.

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Excision - intra-auricular sinus - periauricular sinus - preauricular sinus - variant

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Publication History

Received: 01 May 2020

Accepted: 22 July 2020

Article published online:
14 July 2022

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