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ArticleJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2016

"Petrified Ears" in Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency.

Soumik Goswami, Partha Pratim Chakraborty, Sayantan Ray, Sujoy Ghosh, Subhankar Chowdhury

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Article in Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Soumik GoswamiResidential Medical Officer, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, NRS Medical College and Hospital , Kolkata, West Bengal, India .
Partha Pratim ChakrabortyAssistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Midnapore Medical College and Hospital , Midnapore, West Bengal, India .
Sayantan RaySenior Resident, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research and SSKM Hospital , Kolkata, West Bengal, India .
Sujoy GhoshAssociate Professor, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research and SSKM Hospital , Kolkata, West Bengal, India .
Subhankar ChowdhuryProfessor, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research and SSKM Hospital , Kolkata, West Bengal, India .
Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Petrification of the auricle, a rarely encountered clinical entity usually results from ectopic calcification of the auricular cartilages and manifests as rigid ear. The underlying pathogenesis remains ambiguous with several proposed hypotheses till date. Auricular calcification may be the sole cutaneous marker of underlying endocrinopathy at times. Adrenal insufficiency is the most common endocrinological disorder to be associated with such stiff ears and it has been described in both primary as well as secondary forms of the disease. We present here a 30-year-old man whose clinical condition deteriorated following levothyroxine supplementation and the presence of "petrified ears" ultimately provided a clue to the diagnosis of associated secondary adrenal insufficiency.

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Auricular calcificationPartial empty sella

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PMID27042511
PMCPMC4800577
OpenAlexW2327555698

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