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Orrin Davis, MD; William Powell, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1985;111(11):770-771.

Abstract
• Auricular perichondritis developed in a patient following acupuncture to the pinna. Poor response to high-dose antibiotics necessitated open drainage. The underlying cartilage was uninvolved, and minimal deformity ensued. Acupuncture must be considered a form of penetrating trauma that may induce a perichondritis or chondritis in the auricle.

(Arch Otolaryngol 1985;111:770-771)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School (Dr Davis), and the Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Cook County Hospital (Dr Powell), Chicago.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication May 13, 1985.

Reprints not available.

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