Patient History: A male patient 47 years old presented with pain in the left ear of 2 days duration. Pain was throbbing in character and increased in severity during mastication. The patient gave a history of 2 similar attacks in the last six months. Physical Examination: The movements of the left auricle were painful and a circumscribed reddish swelling was found arising from the outer portion of the posterior meatal wall. A painful tender swelling obliterated the retroauricular sulcus.
Tuning fork testing revealed positive Rinne on both sides and Weber was centralized. What is the diagnosis and treatment of this condition? *This patient case is from Docplexus Editorial Team for educative purpose only. Source: 100 Cases in ENT The answers are provided in the comments section click here .
