haematoma auris

An external ear—pinna—deformity caused by inadequate treatment— through-and-through stitches—of an otohematoma, with interruption of contact between the perichondrium and the underlying cartilage, resulting in a thickened ear
Aetiology Contact sports—wrestling, boxing-related trauma—in adolescents, or falls in the elderly and children; the natural evolution of haematomas in this site is toward granulation tissue and exuberant fibrosis; primary CE occurs in polychondritis

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haematoma auris

’cauliflower ear’ resulting from repeated bleeding into the tissues of the ear, usually caused by boxing, with the formation of much internal scar tissue and distortion.

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