Petrified ears: Calcification of the auricular cartilage

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 799-800

  Clarke, Jennie T ^a   Clarke, Loren E ^b   Miller, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a Departments of Dermatology

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

ACROMEGALY; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CHONDROMALACIA; COLD INJURY; COLD SENSITIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSTROPHY; EAR; EAR CARTILAGE; EAR LOBE; EAR MALFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; OCHRONOSIS; PETRIFIED EAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 8744310349     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.06.035     Document Type: Review

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