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what is auicular haematoma?
what can it result in?
what can it result in?
Bleeding within the auricle is known as an auricular haematoma, where blood collects between the perichondrium and auricular cartilage, distorting the contours of the auricle.
As a haematoma develops it may increasingly
compromise the blood supply to the cartilage, and, if untreated, result in fibrosis and
permanent deformation of the auricle (e.g. the cauliflower or boxer’s ear found in many
professional fighters).
As a haematoma develops it may increasingly
compromise the blood supply to the cartilage, and, if untreated, result in fibrosis and
permanent deformation of the auricle (e.g. the cauliflower or boxer’s ear found in many
professional fighters).
