Embedded Foreign Bodies Presenting as Earlobe Keloids
- 1 November 1984
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology
- Vol. 10 (11) , 902-904
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1524-4725.1984.tb01344.x
Abstract
We present a case report of a young woman who developed earlobe nodules subsequent to the piercing of her ears. Clinically the nodules appeared to be keloids. Surgical intervention demonstrated the nodules to consist of the embedded backings of her pierced earrings.Keywords
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