VARIANT TYPE OF PREAURICULAR SINUS WITH POST AURICULAR ABSCESS

Authors

  • Subhash Devkota Singh Memorial Academy of ENT-Head and Neck Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Susmin Karki Ganeshman Singh Memorial Academy of ENT-Head and Neck Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Heempali Dutta Ganeshman Singh Memorial Academy of ENT-Head and Neck Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Yogesh Neupane Ganeshman Singh Memorial Academy of ENT-Head and Neck Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Abstract

An 11-year-old female presented with the history of painful post auricular fluctuant swelling of left ear. On examination there was a small pit present at the crus of the helix of the left ear. Patient had a variant type of preauricular sinus in which the sinus tract extended beyond the external auditory canal and opened into the post auricular area. Excision of tract along with granulation tissue and cartilage was performed.
Keywords: Preauricular sinus, post auricular abscess, variant

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2024-12-03

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Devkota S, Karki S, Dutta H, Neupane Y. VARIANT TYPE OF PREAURICULAR SINUS WITH POST AURICULAR ABSCESS. Nepalese J ENT Head Neck Surg [Internet]. 2024 Dec. 3 [cited 2026 Apr. 16];12(2):22-5. Available from: https://njehns.org.np/index.php/njehns/article/view/270

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021)

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Case Reports

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