石化耳——病例报告及文献综述

Petrified Ear - A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

作者信息

Weiss Emma, Degesys Catherine A, Stroud Christopher M

机构信息

School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

出版信息

Dermatol Online J. 2017 Feb 15;23(2):13030/qt207579b9.

PMID:28329496

Abstract

Petrified ear is the transformation of normal, flexibleauricular cartilage into rigid, immobile auricularcartilage due to abnormal calcification or ossification.Etiologies of petrified ear include tissue injury,systemic endocrine diseases, congenital disorders,or petrified ear of unknown origin. We present a caseof a 69-year-old male with a one-month history ofnon-painful rigidity of the right ear that was found tohave petrified ear of unknown etiology confirmed byradiography.

摘要

石化耳是指正常、柔韧的耳廓软骨由于异常钙化或骨化转变为坚硬、固定不动的耳廓软骨。石化耳的病因包括组织损伤、全身性内分泌疾病、先天性疾病或病因不明的石化耳。我们报告一例69岁男性患者，其右耳无痛性僵硬1个月，经影像学检查确诊为病因不明的石化耳。