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The Best Code for Conchal Bowl Erythema Treatment

Published on Thu Jun 18, 2015

Question: Our surgeon treated a patient with erythema of the conchal bowl and marked desquamated and ceruminous debris in each ear canal. The surgeon debrided the ears with operating microscope suction. The patient has retraction of pocket in her right ear. Tympanic membranes were otherwise intact and she had normal mobility on micro pneumo-otoscopy. This patient never had bilateral mastoidectomy. Therefore, [...]
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