Enlarged auricle

Introduction It is unclear that the cyst of the abdomen of the auricle is enlarged, because the cyst wall has no epithelial layer, so it is called a pseudocyst. The majority of patients are male, and the age of onset is generally 30 to 40 years old, mostly occurring in one side of the auricle. The abdomen has a hemispherical bulge on the ventral side, the boundary is clear, the skin color is normal, hard or fluctuating, no tenderness. Puncture can extract pale yellow or bloody water-like liquid, and relapse soon after pumping.

Cause

The etiology and pathogenesis of this disease are unknown. Maintain local cleansing after illness, do not apply drugs, so as to avoid secondary infection and suppurative perichondritis, auricular deformity.

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1. More common in adult males, often full of unilateral auricles.

2. Cysts occur mostly in the abdomen of the auricle, with a hemispherical bulge, clear boundaries, normal skin color, hard or fluctuating.

3. Puncture can extract light yellow or bloody water-like liquid, and relapse soon after pumping.

Differential diagnosis

1. The pseudo-cyst is the aseptic pulp exudation in the auricle cartilage, which causes the accumulation of reactive exudate between the tissues, resulting in localized augmentation of the auricle. There is often no obvious cause and the symptoms are not obvious. Some cases are only There is local burning or ear swelling. In the past, the syringe was used to pump the fluid in the capsule and then frozen, and it was easy to relapse. At present, radiofrequency treatment of this disease is effective.

2, acromegaly: hands, feet, head, thoracic and limbs progressive enlargement, palms and feet are thick, fingers thickened, the distal end is spherical, the forehead is raised, the eyelids, the tibia, the jaw is prominent, the teeth are widened, the lips Thicken, the nose is wide and flat, the auricle becomes larger, and hats, shoes, and gloves are often used.

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