Supra-auricular cutaneo-cutaneous fistula
J. Dhaliwal, M. Daniel, J. Shah, G. O’Donoghue and G. Warner
Corresponding address:
Mr Jagwinder Dhaliwal, Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth
Hospital, Metchley Park Road, Birmingham, B15 2TH, UK.
E-mail: jagdhaliwal@hotmail.com
A case of cutaneo-cutaneous fistula superior to the external auditory canal extending from the mastoid skin to the skin over the zygoma is reported. The adult patient presented with recurrent discharge and swelling of the skin over the zygoma and mastoid bones. Definitive treatment was in the form of complete excision of the fistula tract.
Keywords
Mastoid abscess; zygomatic abscess; fistula; sinus; CT imaging.
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