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Perichondritis

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Per`i`chon`dri´tis
n.1.(Med.) Inflammation of the perichondrium.


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Auricular ossification has also been associated with inflammatory conditions such as chondritis, perichondritis, and syphilitic perichondritis, as well as with neoplasms such as nevi of the face, pilomatrixoma, and chondroid syringoma.
Endobronchial biopsy may show perichondritis and mixed inflammatory infiltration, including lymphocytes, plasma cells, and eosinophils.
Among noninfectious cases, granulomatous perichondritis of the nasal ala, sarcoidlike foreign body reaction from multiple piercing, paraphimosis from a distal penis pierce, and speech impairment, together with difficulty in chewing and swallowing from oral jewelry, have been reported (1,2,9,10).
 
 
 
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