Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of the auricular cartilage caused by "high ear piercing": a case report and review of the literature

J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Mar;66(3):543-6. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.10.045.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Body Piercing / adverse effects*
  • Body Piercing / instrumentation
  • Body Piercing / methods
  • Drainage / instrumentation
  • Drainage / methods
  • Ear Cartilage / microbiology*
  • Ear Cartilage / surgery
  • Earache / drug therapy
  • Earache / etiology
  • Earache / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pseudomonas Infections / etiology
  • Pseudomonas Infections / therapy*
  • Pseudomonas Infections / transmission
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification
  • Treatment Outcome