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Davis, Gustave L.

doi:10.1016/b978-1-4160-2589-4.00012-7

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“…With few exceptions, they are similar to lesions of the skin and soft tissues in other parts of the body and particularly reflect the exposure of the skin and underlying cartilage to actinic injury. A painful, swollen ear may suggest acute perichondritis, subperichondrial hematoma or relapsing polychondritis (RP), although a definite diagnosis of the lesion may be difficult to achieve based on clinical symptoms due to various environmental exposures and components of the ear [1].…”

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“…Perichondritis is a diffuse infiltrate of inflammatory or neoplastic leukocytes in the skin of the external ear [1, 2]. Acute myeloid leukaemia, B- and T-cell lymphomas and acquired immunodeficiency disease-related non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma can present as auricular perichondritis [1]. Recurrent or bilateral auricular swelling should prompt a rheumatologic workup for RP [2].…”

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“…The most common feature of RP at the time of presentation is unilateral or bilateral inflammation of the ear, which is observed in approximately 43% of RP patients. Auricular inflammation can persist from days to weeks [1–6].…”

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Recurrent auricular inflammation caused by Kimura’s disease: reminiscent of the early phase of relapsing polychondritis?

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2019

Oxford Medical Case Reports

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Recurrent auricular inflammation with pain and swelling is due to the composition and environmental exposures experienced by the constituent parts of the ear. A painful, swollen ear may suggest acute perichondritis, subperichondrial hematoma or relapsing polychondritis (RP). Here, we report a case of a 51-year-old Asian man who had an approximately 2-year history of recurrent auricular swelling and was referred for suspected RP. Biopsy of the lesion revealed the formation of lymphoid follicles with a dense infiltrate of lymphocytes, histiocytes and eosinophils. His serum IgE level was 12 040 U/mL (normal range 0–358). These findings suggest that the patient had Kimura’s disease (KD). Physicians should be aware of KD as a potential cause of recurrent auricular inflammation.

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confidence: 99%