A 25-year-old lady came in complaining of severe pain in her right ear. She got her ear pierced 3 days before the presentation, and it had become sensitive 2 days afterwards.
The sensitivity and accompanying throbbing discomfort were becoming steadily worse. The patient, who had previously had her ears pierced, denied having a fever, chills, or recently traveling abroad.
She was quite clean since she showered often and went to the gym often. A red, swollen ear was palpable during the physical examination (FIGURE).
Everything save the earlobe was swelled on the auricle. It was also seen that the helical puncture site was discharging purulent material.
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