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

A. Sewnaik; J Kamarashev; NS (Nicholas) Peters; JB van Rijswijk

doi:10.1017/S0022215109992210

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

A. Sewnaik, J Kamarashev, NS (Nicholas) Peters, JB van Rijswijk

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Abstract

Objective: 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.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)	804-806
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Laryngology and Otology
Volume	124
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215109992210
Publication status	Published - 2010

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