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Petrified auricles

Case contributed by Fateme Hosseinabadi
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Headache

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Female
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Incidental finding of calcification of bilateral external ears (auricles).

Case Discussion

Incidental finding of calcification of the external ears (auricular cartilage), also known as petrified ears, in a middle age woman that presented with headache 

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