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==== Ear Nose and Throat ==== | ==== Ear Nose and Throat ==== | ||
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Image:PREAURICULAR SINUS.jpg|Pre-auricular cysts connect to the outside with a sinus tract that opens into a pit, just anterior to the root of the helix. Occasionally, foul smelling material oozes out of the pit.<ref>http://www.ghorayeb.com</ref> | Image:PREAURICULAR SINUS.jpg|Pre-auricular cysts connect to the outside with a sinus tract that opens into a pit, just anterior to the root of the helix. Occasionally, foul smelling material oozes out of the pit.<ref>http://www.ghorayeb.com</ref> | ||
Image:Preauricular Sinus and Cyst.jpg|Pre-auricular cyst.<ref>http://www.ghorayeb.com</ref> | Image:Preauricular Sinus and Cyst.jpg|Pre-auricular cyst.<ref>http://www.ghorayeb.com</ref> | ||
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Image:Excision Preauricular Cyst 200SQ.jpg|The sinus tract and cyst are excised, after outlining them with an injection of methylene blue into the pit.<ref>http://www.ghorayeb.com</ref> | Image:Excision Preauricular Cyst 200SQ.jpg|The sinus tract and cyst are excised, after outlining them with an injection of methylene blue into the pit.<ref>http://www.ghorayeb.com</ref> | ||
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Diagnosis
Physical Examination
Ear Nose and Throat
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![Pre-auricular cysts connect to the outside with a sinus tract that opens into a pit, just anterior to the root of the helix. Occasionally, foul smelling material oozes out of the pit.[1]](/images/4/43/PREAURICULAR_SINUS.jpg)
Pre-auricular cysts connect to the outside with a sinus tract that opens into a pit, just anterior to the root of the helix. Occasionally, foul smelling material oozes out of the pit.[1]
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![Pre-auricular cyst.[2]](/images/f/ff/Preauricular_Sinus_and_Cyst.jpg)
Pre-auricular cyst.[2]
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![An infected preauricular cyst that had been incised and drained. In order to excise this cyst, it was allowed to "refill" prior to definitive surgery.[3]](/images/8/86/INFECTED_PRE-AURICULAR_CYSTAdult200sq.jpg)
An infected preauricular cyst that had been incised and drained. In order to excise this cyst, it was allowed to "refill" prior to definitive surgery.[3]
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![Infected pre-auricular cyst in a child. This was treated with antibiotics and excised at a later date.[4]](/images/1/1c/Infected_Preauricular_cyst_child_200_LargeSQ.jpg)
Infected pre-auricular cyst in a child. This was treated with antibiotics and excised at a later date.[4]
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![The sinus tract and cyst are excised, after outlining them with an injection of methylene blue into the pit.[5]](/images/c/c9/Excision_Preauricular_Cyst_200SQ.jpg)
The sinus tract and cyst are excised, after outlining them with an injection of methylene blue into the pit.[5]
![Pre-auricular cysts connect to the outside with a sinus tract that opens into a pit, just anterior to the root of the helix. Occasionally, foul smelling material oozes out of the pit.[1]](/index.php/File:PREAURICULAR_SINUS.jpg)
![Pre-auricular cyst.[2]](/index.php/File:Preauricular_Sinus_and_Cyst.jpg)
![An infected preauricular cyst that had been incised and drained. In order to excise this cyst, it was allowed to "refill" prior to definitive surgery.[3]](/index.php/File:INFECTED_PRE-AURICULAR_CYSTAdult200sq.jpg)
![Infected pre-auricular cyst in a child. This was treated with antibiotics and excised at a later date.[4]](/index.php/File:Infected_Preauricular_cyst_child_200_LargeSQ.jpg)
![The sinus tract and cyst are excised, after outlining them with an injection of methylene blue into the pit.[5]](/index.php/File:Excision_Preauricular_Cyst_200SQ.jpg)
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