André de Paula Fernandez, Ivan de Castro Neto, Christiane Ribeiro Anias, Patrícia Ciminelli Linhares Pinto, Jair de Carvalho E Castro, Arturo Frick Carpes
UNLABELLED: Piercing has become more and more popular among adolescents. The procedure is generally performed by unqualified professionals and carries its risk. Non-sterilized material or inappropiate hygiene increases the possibility of perichondritis and celulitis. The disease is characterized by erythema of the auricula pinna, unbearable pain and fever. Left untreated, the condition progresses with edema along the auricula and abscess formation that may result in ischemic necrosis and a cauliflower anesthetic deformation...
2008: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology