Embedded Foreign Bodies Presenting as Earlobe Keloids

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.

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Published in:	The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology Vol. 10; no. 11; pp. 902 - 904
Main Authors:	SALEEBY, ELI R., RUBIN, MARK G., YOUSHOCK, EVA, KLEINSMITH, D'ANNE M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-11-1984 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adolescent Biological and medical sciences Dermatology Ear, External Female Foreign Bodies - complications Humans Keloid - etiology Medical sciences Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects Skin disease Foreign body Ear lobe Exeresis Cheloid
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Summary:	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.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0148-0812 1524-4725 2374-846X
DOI:	10.1111/j.1524-4725.1984.tb01344.x