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A non-traumatic, blue-purple auricle: case report

Published:2009-12-11 Issue:7 Volume:124 Page:804-806
ISSN:0022-2151
Container-title:The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Laryngol. Otol.

Author:

Sewnaik A,Kamarashev J,Peters N S,van Rijswijk J B

Abstract

AbstractObjective:We report a typical case of earlobe lymphocytoma.Method:A case report and literature review are presented.Results:A 10-year-old girl presented with a blue-coloured earlobe. A diagnosis of Lyme disease was confirmed by serological tests. Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne disease in the northern hemisphere. It is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics.Conclusion:The diagnostic process and ENT symptomatology of Lyme disease and borrelial lymphocytoma are summarised and discussed.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Otorhinolaryngology,General Medicine

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