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Hello, Starting Yesterday Morning I Noticed The Outside Of My
Question: Hello,
Starting yesterday morning I noticed the outside of my ear was getting red and was painful to the touch. Now I’m noticing the pain and redness is spreading to behind my ear and even part of my neck. I had rhabdomysarcoma behind this ear when I was a year old, so my ear and surround area is all radiated tissue. I do have a doctors appointment at 9am tomorrow but I’m not sure if this is something I should go the emergency room for
Starting yesterday morning I noticed the outside of my ear was getting red and was painful to the touch. Now I’m noticing the pain and redness is spreading to behind my ear and even part of my neck. I had rhabdomysarcoma behind this ear when I was a year old, so my ear and surround area is all radiated tissue. I do have a doctors appointment at 9am tomorrow but I’m not sure if this is something I should go the emergency room for
Brief Answer:
It maybe perichondritis
Detailed Answer:
Hii. Please consult an ENT surgeon and get your ear checked. It may be any sort of acute perichondritis or any inflammation of the pinna. Before get late and got complicated please consultant ENT surgeon and also to see the recurrence of rhabdosarcoma ear. You may need to start an antibiotic according to the surgeon.
It maybe perichondritis
Detailed Answer:
Hii. Please consult an ENT surgeon and get your ear checked. It may be any sort of acute perichondritis or any inflammation of the pinna. Before get late and got complicated please consultant ENT surgeon and also to see the recurrence of rhabdosarcoma ear. You may need to start an antibiotic according to the surgeon.
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