Abstract
Body piercing has become a fashionable trend in western culture. High ear piercing is common among the adolescent population and complications from this procedure although uncommon can be permanently disfiguring. We describe a case of perichondritis after high ear piercing in an adolescent male. A review of the history of body piercing, complications, risk factors, and treatment is presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 804-806 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Pediatric Emergency Care |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2006 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Emergency Medicine
Keywords
- Adolescents
- Body piercing
- Chondritis
- Ear piercing
- Perichondritis