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A non-traumatic, blue-purple auricle: case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2009

A Sewnaik ,
J Kamarashev ,
N S Peters  and
J B van Rijswijk
A Sewnaik
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
J Kamarashev
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, Head and Neck Surgery and Facial Plastics, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland
N S Peters
Affiliation:
Peadiatric department of the City-Hospital (Stadtspital) Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland
J B van Rijswijk*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Facial Plastics, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Jeroen B van Rijswijk, ENT Surgeon and Facial Plastics, ORL-Klinik, Universitäts-Spital Zürich, Frauenklinikstrasse 24, 8091 Zürich, Switzerland E-mail: jeroen@vanryswyk.nl
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Abstract

Objective:

We report a typical case of earlobe lymphocytoma.

Method:

A case report and literature review are presented.

Results:

A 10-year-old girl presented with a blue-coloured earlobe. A diagnosis of Lyme disease was confirmed by serological tests. Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne disease in the northern hemisphere. It is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics.

Conclusion:

The diagnostic process and ENT symptomatology of Lyme disease and borrelial lymphocytoma are summarised and discussed.

Keywords

BorreliaLyme DiseaseEarlobeLymphocytoma

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Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 124 , Issue 7 , July 2010 , pp. 804 - 806
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2009

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