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Case Report
1 Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Odessa, Texas, United States
2 Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
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Orlando Artavia
MD, Clinical Faculty Professor, Internal Medicine Department, Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University, 405 W Country Club Rd, Roswell, New Mexico 88201,
United States
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Article ID: 101133Z01AH2020
Introduction: Ossification of auricular cartilage was first described in 1866 and its incidence is unclear, it is most commonly caused by trauma, frostbite, and inflammation but metabolic disorders have also been associated with it.
Case Report: A 38-year-old male with long-term diagnosis of hypopituitarism with poor adherence to treatment presented with bilateral auricular calcification. The patient had improvement of pain in the ears once reported compliance with medication but calcification of ears showed to be not reversible with treatment.
Conclusion: The pathophysiology of bilateral auricular calcification in metabolic cases remains unclear but cortisol deficiency seems to have an important role. Treatment with hormonal replacement shows improvement of pain but there was no reversibility of auricular calcification.
Keywords: Auricular calcification, Cortisol deficiency, Petrified ear
Adnan Haider - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Orlando Artavia - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Sandeep Dhindsa - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Natalia Chaar - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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