Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with painful ear nodules and cartilage damage
By De Lucia, Michela et al.·Published in Veterinary dermatology·2024·San Marco Veterinary Clinic and Laboratory, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Bilateral pyogranulomatous otitis externa with putative cartilage destruction in a dog: A severe case of auricular chondritis?
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old male Bolognese dog was brought in with painful, swollen ears that had developed nodules and ulcers over the past five months. The vet suspected a condition called auricular chondritis, which can cause damage to the ear cartilage. Treatment with high doses of a medication called prednisolone helped reduce the pain and clear up the lesions, but unfortunately, the dog still had some deformity in the ears and ear canals as a result of the condition.
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Abstract
Auricular chondritis of unknown cause was suspected in a 10-year-old male Bolognese dog with a five-month history of painful bilateral nodular and ulcerative pyogranulomatous dermatitis of the pinnae with putative auricular cartilage destruction. Pain and lesions resolved with immunosuppressive doses of prednisolone, yet the condition resulted in deformity of both pinnae and external canals.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38695235/