Auricular Infections Caused by High Ear Piercing in Adolescents

Staley, Ronna; Fitzgibbon, Jim; Anderson, Catherine; LSM, MSN

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“…70 Auricular perichondritis presents as painful swelling, warmth, and redness in a portion of the auricle that often spares the earlobe. Acute tenderness on deflecting the auricular cartilage helps distinguish this deeper perichondrial infection from a superficial skin infection.…”

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Adolescent and Young Adult Tattooing, Piercing, and Scarification

Breuner

Levine

2017

Pediatrics

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THE COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE Tattoos, piercing, and scarification are now commonplace among adolescents and young adults. This first clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics on voluntary body modification will review the methods used to perform the modifications. Complications resulting from body modification methods, although not common, are discussed to provide the pediatrician with management information. Body modification will be contrasted with nonsuicidal self-injury. When available, information also is presented on societal perceptions of body modification. abstract Tattoos, piercings, and scarification, also known as "body modifications, " are commonly obtained by adolescents and young adults. Previous reports on those who obtain tattoos, piercings, and scarification have focused mainly on high-risk populations, including at-risk adolescents. 1 Tattooing and piercing of various body parts no longer is a high-riskpopulation phenomenon, as evidenced by growing numbers of adults and adolescents not considered at risk who have tattoos and multiple ear and body piercings. The Pew Research Center reports that in 2010, 38% of 18 to 29 year olds had at least 1 tattoo, and 23% had piercings in locations other than an earlobe. 2 Of those with tattoos, 72% were covered and not visible. 2 Scarification is the practice of intentionally irritating the skin to cause a permanent pattern of scar tissue; data are not currently available on the prevalence of scarification in the United States.Although body modifications have become a mainstream trend, they still may be associated with medical complications and, among adolescents, may also co-occur with high-risk behaviors. This first clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics on tattooing, piercing, and scarification discusses the history of these methods of body modification, educates the reader on methods used, reports on trends in associated adolescent and young adult risk behaviors, differentiates between nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and body modifications, and educates the reader about how to anticipate and prevent potential medical complications. The report analyzes the literature about societal acceptance of people with body modifications and perceptions that

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Adolescent and Young Adult Tattooing, Piercing, and Scarification

Breuner

Levine

2017

Pediatrics

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“…[1][2][3]6,9,13 O principal material responsável pela reação de hipersensibilidade ao piercing parece ser o níquel. 7,[11][12][13] Ele induz fenômenos alérgicos contribuindo na formação de um complexo níquel-proteína capaz de desencadear uma resposta imunológica. 12 Diversos autores apontam o ouro como sendo o segundo material envolvido.…”

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“…7,[11][12][13] Ele induz fenômenos alérgicos contribuindo na formação de um complexo níquel-proteína capaz de desencadear uma resposta imunológica. 12 Diversos autores apontam o ouro como sendo o segundo material envolvido. 2,6,7,12 O diagnóstico é essencialmente clínico, devendo se realizar cultura e antibiograma da secreção.…”

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“…12 Diversos autores apontam o ouro como sendo o segundo material envolvido. 2,6,7,12 O diagnóstico é essencialmente clínico, devendo se realizar cultura e antibiograma da secreção. As culturas geralmente revelam bactérias Gram negativas, sendo a Pseudomonas aeruginosa a mais prevalente.…”

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“…1,2,8,9 As principais complicações são: dermatite de contato e reação de hipersensibilidade ao níquel. 2,6,7,[9][10][11][12] É imperiosa a investigação etiológica através da cultura e antibiograma da secreção. 1 O tratamento consiste em drenagem cirúrgica, antibioticoterapia e antiinflamatório sistêmico.…”

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Pericondrite por piercing: relato de casos e revisão da literatura

Takahashi

Chaves

Akaki

et al. 2004

Rev. Bras. Otorrinolaringol.

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A pericondrite é uma infecção que envolve o pericôndrio do pavilhão auricular. Desencadeada pelo piercing, é secundária a uma reação alérgica ao níquel. O diagnóstico é essencialmente clínico, porém a realização de cultura e antibiograma é fundamental. Os patógenos freqüentemen-te envolvidos são germes Gram negativos (Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Os autores apresentam 3 casos de pericondrite por piercing atendidos no ambulatório de otorrinolaringologia e realizam uma revisão da literatura. Auri cular perichondritis is a complication related to ear piercing, caused by the hypersensitivity to nickel. The diagnosis is essentially based on clinical findings. The most pathogen frequently involved is Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Culture is important to determine the antibiotic susceptibility. We report 3 cases of ear piercing associated perichondritis and present a literature review. Rev Bras Otorrinolaringol. V.70, n.5, 692-4, set./out. 2004 Palavras-chave: pericondrite, piercing, alergia a níquel. Ernesto CASE REPORT RELATO DE CASO

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Outbreak of <EMPH TYPE="ITAL">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</EMPH> Infections Caused by Commercial Piercing of Upper Ear Cartilage

Keene¹

2004

JAMA

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Ear piercing in particular is often performed in an unregulated or loosely regulated environment 1 by people with uncertain infection control skills. Although the results are usually benign, ear piercing can lead to serious infections. 3-9 In September 2000, an otolaryngologist in Klamath Falls, Oregon, was consulted about a teenager with a suppurating ear infection. The patient was admitted for surgery. The day before onset, the girl's ear had been pierced at a jewelry kiosk. The previous day, the same physician had seen an outpatient with a similar infection and a similar history of piercing at the same kiosk. Both patients were pierced in upper ear cartilage; both wound cultures yielded Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The physician alerted the local health department, noting that in 20 years of practice he had never seen this kind of infection. His report prompted our investigation, which identified an ongoing common-source outbreak of disfiguring upper ear infections. METHODS Body and ear piercing businesses are regulated in Oregon, and state licensing agency representatives provided information about the industry and implicated kiosk. The kiosk was staffed by the owner or 1 of 3 employees. We reviewed previous inspection reports and, with a state inspector, conducted an

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Auricular Infections Caused by High Ear Piercing in Adolescents

Cited by 48 publications

References 10 publications

Adolescent and Young Adult Tattooing, Piercing, and Scarification

Adolescent and Young Adult Tattooing, Piercing, and Scarification

Pericondrite por piercing: relato de casos e revisão da literatura

Outbreak of <EMPH TYPE="ITAL">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</EMPH> Infections Caused by Commercial Piercing of Upper Ear Cartilage

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