BILATERAL PERICHONDRITIS OF PINNA FOLLOWING PIERCING OF HELIX – A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Piercing of Helix of pinna is a social custom of certain communities in Northern Tamil Nadu. Sucha “high helical” piercing is well known to cause Perichondritis of Pinna. Most of the times such aPerichondritis is unilateral. Here we present a case of Bilateral Perichondritis of pinna, followingear piercing, first time from India subcontinent. We also highlight some practical points onmanagement of such cases.