Perichondritis: a case of swollen ear

By JOM Staff

02.13.23

A 72-year-old man with a medical history of hypertension and colon cancer (in remission) presented to the emergency department in January 2022 because his wife noticed that his right ear was diffusely swollen and red for several hours. The patient recalled that he had a subjective fever 3 days prior that resolved without intervention and that he had since he had a COVID-19 test, which was negative. He states that he is unsure of what may have caused the swelling and states that it causes him minimal to no discomfort.

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