2024
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-024-08792-w
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Perichondritis of the auricle: bacterial or fungal? (A case series)

Ming Hu,
Yan Cheng

Abstract: Background Suppurative perichondritis of the auricle is a common disease that can easily cause malformations if it develops into an uncontrolled infection. In nearly half of the cases, otolaryngologists cannot identify the pathogens involved. Case presentation In the present work, we described two cases of pyogenic perichondritis, with negative on conventional culture. However, using metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), we detected fungal infecti… Show more

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