Pinna calcification is seen in all except
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Description: Ans. a. Gout Pinna Calcification is seen in Addison's diseaseQ Diabetes mellitus OchronosisQ HypehyroidismQ AcromegalyQ von Meyenburg's disease (systemicchondromalacia) Hypeension Late calcification of the auricular cailage following frostbite. ( of Chapter/1550092413 .pdf) Delayed dystrophic calcification of the underlying auricular cailage may develop years after the initial frostbite. When this occurs, the pinna is bony and hard to palpation. A radiograph of the pinna will reveal radiodense areas of calcification in the auricular cailage.
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