Calcification of the auricular cartilage: a case report and literature review.
We report a case of auricular calcification in an elderly man with a history of frostbite and normal serum calcium levels. The causes of calcification of the cartilage of the external ear are discussed.
Larson
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Division of Dermatology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island 02908.
Weinstock
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Welch
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D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000473:pathology*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005627:Frostbite / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male