title: Current Treatment Options for Auricular Hematomas.
abstract: Ear disease, such as otitis externa, resulting in aggressive head shaking or ear scratching, is the most common cause of the development of aural hematomas in dogs and cats. An underlying immunologic cause has also been proposed to explain cartilage and blood vessel fragility. Numerous options exist for management of aural hematomas, from medical management alone with corticosteroids, to simple hematoma centesis, to surgical intervention. Because this condition is usually secondary to another disease process, regardless of mode of treatment, likelihood of recurrence is low if the underlying condition is managed properly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 1678 Campus Delivery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1678, USA. Electronic address: catriona.macphail@colostate.edu.
authors.forename: Catriona
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: MacPhail
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000601:surgery; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Drainage; Ear; Hematoma; Pinna; Swelling