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Gustatory sweating of the external auditory canal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. Sonsale
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby
J. F. Sharp
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby
I. J. M. Johnson*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr I. J. Johnson, Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN.

Abstract

Gustatory sweating of the external auditory canal is extremely rare. A clinical case, that is only the second in the English literature, is presented. The potential pathogenesis and its treatment options are discussed.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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