Auricular calcification: Case report of petrified ears in awoman

Abstract

Auricular calcification (Petrified ears) is one of the rare diagnoses in ENT outpatient clinics. Although auricular calcification isoften asymptomatic and does not require treatment, it is a critical diagnosis since it may develop secondary to life-threateningendocrinopathies. A 33-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic with increasing stiffening in both auricles for one year. Onphysical examination, bilateral tympanic membranes, external auditory canals, and auriculas had a natural appearance. Apart fromlobules, the bilateral auricle had lost its elasticity. Computed tomography of the temporal bones showed bilateral calcification ofauriculas and external auditory canals with normal soft-tissue density of the overlying subcutaneous tissues. In our study, a patientwho was followed up due to pituitary insufficiency, and she has complained about the progressive loss of elasticity in both auricleswas discussed.