Ear piercing perichondritis: Case reports and literature review;Pericondrite por piercing: Relato de casos e revisão da literatura

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 692-694

  Takahashi, Ernesto N ^a,c   Chaves, Adriana G ^a   Akaki, Fernanda ^a   Nunes, Anne K S L ^a   Boccalini, Maria Carmela C ^a   Matsuyama, Cícero ^b  

^a Hospital CEMA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Cema Hosp Espec A/C Dra A G   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ear piercing; Nickel allergy; Perichondritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; NICKEL; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHONDRITIS; EAR LOBE PIERCING; EXTERNAL EAR; EXTERNAL EAR PERICHONDRITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PUNCTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 12344257972     PISSN: 00347299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-72992004000500018     Document Type: Review

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