Publication: Pyogenic Granuloma of External Auditory Canal: A Case Report
Date
2023
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Institute of Medicine
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The external auditory canal is an atypical location for pyogenic granuloma (PG) to originate. We report a case of PG in a 15-year-old boy's external auditory canal. He experienced reduced hearing and occasional blood-tinged ear discharge for 8 months. Examination revealed a pinkish-soft mass occluding the canal lumen. Pure tone audiogram showed 42 dB moderate conductive hearing loss in the right ear. High-resolution computed tomography showed a well-defined, homogenously enhancing soft tissue density lesion in the canal. The mass was completely excised, and post-operative histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of PG. No recurrence was observed during the six-month follow-up period. PG should be considered in the differential diagnosis of external auditory canal lesions.
Keywords: External auditory canal, lobular capillary hemangioma, pyogenic granuloma
Description
Utsav R Karki1, Kripa Dongol1, Rabindra B Pradhananga1, Bikash K Shah2
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
2Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
Keywords
External auditory canal, lobular capillary hemangioma, pyogenic granuloma