Case report: Earlobe inflammation from a palm thorn injury

Yan Press; Roni Peleg

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.15-0834

Case report: Earlobe inflammation from a palm thorn injury

Yan Press, Roni Peleg

Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

Abstract

Injury from the thorn of a palm tree is characterized by a prolonged, painful inflammatory reaction. Even when the source of the inflammation is diagnosed, appropriate treatment is usually delayed because family doctors are not familiar with the entity. Penetration of a palm thorn into the earlobe is an unrecognized cause of local inflammation. We describe a case of injury from a palm tree thorn in this uncommon site. We present the technique of transillumination for the identification and removal of the palm thorn.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1182-1183
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	94
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0834
State	Published - 1 May 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Parasitology
Virology
Infectious Diseases

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.4269/ajtmh.15-0834

Cite this

@article{ff2d4e9f69da4406a9271d97ead536e5,

title = "Case report: Earlobe inflammation from a palm thorn injury",

abstract = "Injury from the thorn of a palm tree is characterized by a prolonged, painful inflammatory reaction. Even when the source of the inflammation is diagnosed, appropriate treatment is usually delayed because family doctors are not familiar with the entity. Penetration of a palm thorn into the earlobe is an unrecognized cause of local inflammation. We describe a case of injury from a palm tree thorn in this uncommon site. We present the technique of transillumination for the identification and removal of the palm thorn.",

author = "Yan Press and Roni Peleg",

note = "Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2016 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.",

year = "2016",

month = may,

day = "1",

doi = "10.4269/ajtmh.15-0834",

language = "English",

volume = "94",

pages = "1182--1183",

journal = "American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene",

issn = "0002-9637",

publisher = "American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene",

number = "5",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Case report

T2 - Earlobe inflammation from a palm thorn injury

AU - Press, Yan

AU - Peleg, Roni

PY - 2016/5/1

Y1 - 2016/5/1

N2 - Injury from the thorn of a palm tree is characterized by a prolonged, painful inflammatory reaction. Even when the source of the inflammation is diagnosed, appropriate treatment is usually delayed because family doctors are not familiar with the entity. Penetration of a palm thorn into the earlobe is an unrecognized cause of local inflammation. We describe a case of injury from a palm tree thorn in this uncommon site. We present the technique of transillumination for the identification and removal of the palm thorn.

AB - Injury from the thorn of a palm tree is characterized by a prolonged, painful inflammatory reaction. Even when the source of the inflammation is diagnosed, appropriate treatment is usually delayed because family doctors are not familiar with the entity. Penetration of a palm thorn into the earlobe is an unrecognized cause of local inflammation. We describe a case of injury from a palm tree thorn in this uncommon site. We present the technique of transillumination for the identification and removal of the palm thorn.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84966570222&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0834

DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0834

M3 - Short survey

AN - SCOPUS:84966570222

SN - 0002-9637

VL - 94

SP - 1182

EP - 1183

JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

IS - 5

ER -

Case report: Earlobe inflammation from a palm thorn injury

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this