Chondritis of the Burned Ear: A Review

Seventy-six patients with burns of the ears presented to the Western Pennsylvania Hospital Burn Trauma Center over a three year period. Toprevent chondritis, all ears were treated prophylactically with periauricular hair shaving, daily cleaning, avoidance of pressure dressings and Sulfamylon Burn Cr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ear, nose, & throat journal nose, & throat journal, 1992-08, Vol.71 (8), p.359-362
Hauptverfasser:	Skedros, Demetrios G., Goldfarb, I. William, Slater, Harvey, Rocco, James
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Burns - complications Ear Cartilage Ent, stomatology, face, injuries. Foreign bodies. Diseases due to physical agents: otorhinolaryngology Humans Medical sciences Osteochondritis - etiology Osteochondritis - prevention & control Osteochondritis - therapy Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Zusammenfassung:	Seventy-six patients with burns of the ears presented to the Western Pennsylvania Hospital Burn Trauma Center over a three year period. Toprevent chondritis, all ears were treated prophylactically with periauricular hair shaving, daily cleaning, avoidance of pressure dressings and Sulfamylon Burn Cream. Chondritis developed in two patients. Aspects of auricular chondritis prevention and treatment are reviewed. Biology of the disease is discussed.
ISSN:	0145-5613 1942-7522
DOI:	10.1177/014556139207100806