@article{ref1,
title="Earlobe inflammation from a palm thorn injury",
journal="American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene",
year="2016",
author="Press, Yan and Peleg, Roni",
volume="94",
number="5",
pages="1182-1183",
abstract="Injury from the thorn of a palm tree is characterized by a prolonged, painful inflammatory reaction. Even when the source of the inflammation is diagnosed, appropriate treatment is usually delayed because family doctors are not familiar with the entity. Penetration of a palm thorn into the earlobe is an unrecognized cause of local inflammation. We describe a case of injury from a palm tree thorn in this uncommon site. We present the technique of transillumination for the identification and removal of the palm thorn.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-9637",
doi="10.4269/ajtmh.15-0834",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0834"
}