Sandakly Nicolas, El Koubayati Georgio, Sarkis Jeannette, Haddad Fady
Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Hadath Campus, Lebanon.
Department of Internal Medicine, Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Case Rep Pediatr. 2025 Jan 20;2025:6464822. doi: 10.1155/crpe/6464822. eCollection 2025.
Red ear syndrome (RES) is a rare clinical entity presenting with paroxysmal erythema of one or both ears associated with a burning sensation or earache. The onset of symptoms could be either spontaneous or triggered by touch, stress, coughing, sneezing, neck movements, chewing, and combing hair. While most cases are usually described in adults, it can rarely present in children. This article reports a case of pediatric RES, first misdiagnosed as relapsing polychondritis. The patient's condition improved after introduction of ibuprofen, isoptin, and amitriptyline, with no new attacks reported after a 1 year follow up.
红耳综合征（RES）是一种罕见的临床病症，表现为一侧或双侧耳朵阵发性红斑，并伴有烧灼感或耳痛。症状的发作可以是自发的，也可由触摸、压力、咳嗽、打喷嚏、颈部运动、咀嚼和梳头引发。虽然大多数病例通常在成人中描述，但在儿童中也很少出现。本文报告一例儿童RES病例，最初被误诊为复发性多软骨炎。在使用布洛芬、异搏定和阿米替林后，患者病情有所改善，随访1年后未报告新的发作。
