A Rare Case of Petrified Ear

Calcification or ossification of the auricle, also referred to as petrified ear, is a rare diagnosis in dermatology. In medical literature, it has most often been attributed to trauma, hypothermia and frostbite, or hypercalcemia secondary to a metabolic or endocrine disorder, such as Addison's...

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Main Authors: Kathryn E. Buikema, Erin G. Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/410601
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