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KMID : 0358819860130020193
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Journal of Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
1986 Volume.13 No. 2 p.193 ~ p.201
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EARLY MANAGEMENT OF THE BURNED EAR
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Kim Kyung-Sun
Hwang Oh-Yeol
Kim Yong-Bae
Lee Jong-Hyun
Hong Sang-Pyo
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Abstract
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The protruding delicate nature of auricle makes it particularly susceptible to thermal injury.
Burns of the ear a distressing problem which has, thus far, defied uniformly successful management.
Many injuries from flames and burns from hot objects involve the entire thickness of skin, and in some instances the deeper structures are destroyed.
Disfigurement or loss of the external ear is basically caused in two ways. A burn involving the full thickness of the ear leads to complete destruction or auto-amputation of the auricle and cannot be prevented by any form of treatment. Suppurative chondritis, on the other hand, may be limited extent or wide-spread. As it is a more common complication of auricular burns, much has been written about its recognition and management.
We review the clinical experience of 21 cases of the external ear and auricular cartilage burn patients who has been treated at our hospital and followed up.
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