title: [Bilateral ossification of the auricular cartilage].
abstract: Auricular petrification is an infrequent finding in which the ears become completely or partially rigid. The most frequent cause is the calcification of the auricular cartilage and, infrequently, auricular ossification. Ossification may be due to hypothermia, physical factors, inflammatory processes and different endocrinopathies. Severe hypothermia is the most frequent cause. We present a case of bilateral ossification of the auricular cartilage secondary to hypothermia.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatología, Complejo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, Spain. bgonsix@aedv.es
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: González-Sixto
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: García-Doval
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conde
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mayo
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pardavila
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de la Torre
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cruces
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000473:pathology*; D004426:Ear Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016468:Forestry; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013030:Spain