BACKGROUND: @entity9257 of the auricle is a serious disease that may lead to @entity85 . OBJECTIVES: To assess our experience with @entity9257 in a large group of @entity1 hospitalized with this entity. METHODS: We retrospectively studied 114 @entity1 who were admitted with @entity9257 during 1987-2004, including their demographic details, medical history, current illness, etiology, pathogens and treatments. RESULTS: The @entity1 ' mean age was 41.8 +/- 20.7 years. In more than half of the @entity1 the etiology could not be determined. Forty-seven @entity1 (41%) were treated prior to hospitalization for an average of 2.5 +/- 1.9 days. Eight @entity1 (7%) required surgical intervention. @entity796 was found to be the predominant organism (69% of available isolates) and was associated with a more advanced clinical presentation and longer hospitalization (P = 0.008). CONCLUSIONS: @entity9257 develops in many cases after apparent minor @entity130 . Since @entity796 is probably the predominant pathogen, initial treatment should include anti-pseudomonal antibiotics.

XXXX of the auricle: analysis of 114 cases.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity796 :: ('287', 'Species') :: ['Pseudomonas aeruginosa', 'P. aeruginosa'] @entity9257 :: ('MESH:D007818', 'Disease') :: ['perichondritis', 'Perichondritis'] @entity85 :: ('MESH:D009140', 'Disease') :: ['residual deformity'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma']
@entity9257 :: (MESH:D007818,Disease) :: ['Perichondritis']
