Auricular Petrification Discovered Incidentally During Ear Surgery
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, cilt.77, sa.12, ss.5808-5810, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 77 Sayı: 12
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12070-025-05955-x
- Dergi Adı: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.5808-5810
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Petrified ear, Auricular ossification, Auricular calcification, Tympanomastoidectomy
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Petrified ear, a rare condition marked by auricular hardening, is usually due to ectopic calcification; true ossification is less frequent. We report a 66-year-old man with a 15-year history of intermittent right ear discharge and hearing loss, who underwent tympanomastoidectomy for chronic suppurative otitis media. During intraoperative meatoplasty, firm conchal cartilage was incidentally found and biopsied. Histopathology confirmed auricular petrification. The patient had no auricular stiffness or discomfort and had a history of diabetes mellitus, although its association with petrification remains uncertain. Petrified ear is typically asymptomatic and often discovered incidentally during ear surgeries. While frostbite is the most common local cause, systemic associations like Addison’s disease—and less commonly diabetes mellitus—have been documented. Treatment is generally unnecessary unless symptomatic. This case underscores the importance of recognizing petrified ear during otologic procedures and considering potential systemic contributors when encountered.