Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Unusual Presentation of Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Posterior Auricular Artery Manifesting by Massive Bleeding from the External Auditory Canal: A Case Report

Abstract

Bartosz Sokol, Katarzyna Stanislawska, Roman Jankowski, Wlodzimierz Liebert and Robert Juszkat

Background: This report describes the unusual case of massive bleeding from the external auditory canal.

Results: We present a very rare mechanism of potentially fatal bleeding. We describe presentation, differential diagnosis, anatomy considerations and management options for this case.

Conclusions and relevance: Posttraumatic pseudoaneurysm is almost always a result of blunt trauma. When the pseudoaneurysm is bleeding, it requires urgent angiogram and occlusion.

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