Red ear syndrome and auricular erythromelalgia: the same condition?

Brill, T J; Funk, Benjamin; Thaçi, Diamant; Kaufmann, Roland

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03342.x

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“…The same type of symptoms in the extremities would be a clear indication of erythromelalgia. While the duration of attacks hardly changed in the reported cases of RES, the symptoms in erythromelalgia may be permanent [1]. Gene mutations in the sodium channels which influence the activity of sensory neurons have been proven in erythromelalgia [11].…”

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“…Usually the historically reported recurrent character of the disease coupled with the clinical presentation (thickening of the ear cartilage determined by palpation, lack of erythema of the cartilage-free earlobe) leads to a well-founded diagnosis of auricular perichondritis as distinguished from recurrent erysipelas (table 1). Red ear syndrome (RES), to date nearly unknown in dermatology with the exception of a recent case report [1], is a disease with recurrent reddening of the ear, usually accompanied by dysesthesia and nosological relationship with cephalalgia. …”

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Red Ear Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Eismann

Gaul²,

Wohlrab³

et al. 2011

Dermatology

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Red ear syndrome (RES) is characterized by the attack-like occurrence of erythema, edema and dysesthesia of one or less frequently both ears. We report the case of a 31-year-old woman with stabbing pain and marked erythema and discrete edema of one ear, existing for 4 months, occasionally accompanied by burning and local hyperhidrosis. Differential diagnoses such as perichondritis, contact dermatitis, erysipelas and other infections were ruled out. Based on her history, the clinical pattern and the unremarkable further diagnostics, we diagnosed RES. A review of the literature is included.

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Red Ear Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Eismann

Gaul²,

Wohlrab³

et al. 2011

Dermatology

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“…However, swelling of the ear during attacks has been reported in three cases [2,17,19] and other cranial autonomic symptoms such as aural fullness [3,9], ipsilateral lacrimation [21] and ipsilateral conjunctival injection, lacrimation and nasal blockage have also featured in the literature [2,3,6,16]. Nausea, vomiting, photophobia, phonophobia, osmophobia, motion sensitivity or restlessness are not features of RES.…”

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The red ear syndrome

2013

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Red Ear Syndrome (RES) is a very rare disorder, with approximately 100 published cases in the medical literature. Red ear (RE) episodes are characterised by unilateral or bilateral attacks of paroxysmal burning sensations and reddening of the external ear. The duration of these episodes ranges from a few seconds to several hours. The attacks occur with a frequency ranging from several a day to a few per year. Episodes can occur spontaneously or be triggered, most frequently by rubbing or touching the ear, heat or cold, chewing, brushing of the hair, neck movements or exertion. Early-onset idiopathic RES seems to be associated with migraine, whereas late-onset idiopathic forms have been reported in association with trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs). Secondary forms of RES occur with upper cervical spine disorders or temporo-mandibular joint dysfunction. RES is regarded refractory to medical treatments, although some migraine preventative treatments have shown moderate benefit mainly in patients with migraine-related attacks. The pathophysiology of RES is still unclear but several hypotheses involving peripheral or central nervous system mechanisms have been proposed.

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“…Bilateral pain and redness of the ears may also represent a variant of EM 67 68. Pain is aggravated by warmth, prolonged standing and exercise.…”

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Neuropathic pain in children

Howard

Wiener

Walker

2013

Archives of Disease in Childhood

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Neuropathic pain (NP), due to a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system, is not well documented or researched in children. NP is a clinical diagnosis that can be difficult, especially in younger children. Nevertheless, it is important to recognise NP, as pain mechanisms and consequently management and prognosis differ from other types of long-term pain. NP is common in adult pain clinics but many of the underlying disease states in which it occurs are infrequently or never encountered in paediatric practice. However, NP in childhood has been reported, even in the very young in certain clinical situations. Causes of NP include traumatic injury, complex regional pain syndrome type II, cancer and chemotherapy, chronic infection, neurological and metabolic disease, and inherited sensory nerve dysfunction. The clinical and laboratory study of traumatic peripheral nerve injury has revealed important age-related differences in clinical presentation and prognosis. It is clear that mechanisms operating during development can profoundly modify the consequences of nerve damage and NP. Clinically, diagnosis, assessment and treatment of NP are based on methods and evidence derived from data in adults. Improvements in the understanding and management of NP are likely to come from developmentally appropriate improvements in the clarity and consistency of diagnosis and systematic, well-researched approaches to treatment.

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Red ear syndrome and auricular erythromelalgia: the same condition?

Cited by 30 publications

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Red Ear Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Red Ear Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature

The red ear syndrome

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