‘Novel’ Ear Injuries in Novel Corona Virus Era

The COVID-19 pandemic springs new challenges to medical personnel, scientists and policy makers every single day. Mask use is the singular policy that stood the test of time in containing the transmission of the disease. However, novel and unthought of side effects of continuous usage of masks for l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gattani, Vijayshree Nahata, Gattani, Gaurav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8080859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33942005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12663-021-01577-2
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Sumario:The COVID-19 pandemic springs new challenges to medical personnel, scientists and policy makers every single day. Mask use is the singular policy that stood the test of time in containing the transmission of the disease. However, novel and unthought of side effects of continuous usage of masks for long durations are being reported. Here we report a case of pinna avulsion due to unique etiology—the facemask.

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