title: Red ear syndrome: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors: Departments of Dermatology and Venereology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Kromayer-Strasse 5, Halle, Germany.
authors: Regina
authors: R
authors: Eismann
authors: Charly
authors: C
authors: Gaul
authors: Johannes
authors: J
authors: Wohlrab
authors: Wolfgang Christian
authors: WC
authors: Marsch
authors: Eckhard
authors: E
authors: Fiedler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004890:Erythema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000175:diagnosis; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013577:Syndrome; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D013256:Steroids; D007052:Ibuprofen