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Case Reports
. 2022 Feb 19.
doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2022.01.027. Online ahead of print.

Auricular pseudocysts after prolonged protective mask wearing for SARS-CoV2

[Article in Spanish]
A Lobato-Berezo  1 , M T Fernández Figueras  2 , M Pujol  1
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Auricular pseudocysts after prolonged protective mask wearing for SARS-CoV2

[Article in Spanish]
A Lobato-Berezo et al. Actas Dermosifiliogr. .
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Figure 1
(A) Well-defined non-inflammatory nodules located in the upper helix (small) and scaphoid fossa (biopsy). (B) Ultrasound examination: hypoechoic cystic lesions with anechoic content and posterior reinforcement with increased cartilage thickness in the ultrasounds. (C) Hematoxilin–eosin 10×: intracartilaginous space lacking an epithelial lining with thinning cartilage and hyalinising degeneration along the internal border of the cystic space.
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