Ear bitten off. Brought in on ice (thinking patient!).. I de | Figure 1

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Ear bitten off. Brought in on ice (thinking patient!).. I decided not to wait for plastic surgeon and theatre. Managed to salvage most of the ear.

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#Sutures #ear #plasticsugery 28 years old Man, who got hit with a stone in the ear, he was sutured only the skin.](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/52754fdf-647f-41a8-80d9-39ecb5574f72)



Unfortunate case of a 3 year old with amputation/avulsion injury of the ear from a dog bite (dog ate the piece of the ear)
Repaired with advancement of post auricular skin

And adjacent tissue transfer.](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/54d0ed52-e434-452a-9deb-014826d0113b)



A 23 year old male knocked down by a motor rider while crossing the street. Sustained a left ear lobe laceration. Sutures in place and patient doing well.](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/ab31776f-0854-4807-8019-7d2fb1b2771e)



20 y/o male presents with trauma to his right ear from a human bite after an altercation. Ear was copiously irrigated before repair was completed. Total suture and cleaning time approximately 3.5 hours.](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/ab92390f-4666-4447-9831-46abcab4e633)



A 52-year-old man presented with a 20-minute history of chest pain radiating to the left shoulder and neck, associated with dyspnea and diaphoresis.
He had a history of hypertension, long-term smoking, and a sedentary lifestyle.
On physical examination, bibasilar crackles were noted on lung auscultation. An electrocardiogram (ECG) was performed in the primary care setting, and the patient was promptly referred to the emergency department.](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/ae0fe999-6875-4474-94f0-ad823dbb9b3a)



A 28-year-old woman presented with a 3-day history of intense pruritus over the lower back. She reported no recent travel or exposure to new environments. She cares for a small kennel with approximately eight dogs rescued from the streets.
Physical examination revealed multiple small vesicles, some clustered and others scattered, predominantly involving the lumbar region and the left gluteal area.](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/c271070f-2bc7-4052-9895-635277e1a7d5)



A 4-month-old male infant presented with skin lesions localized to the chin for the past 3 days. Physical examination revealed multiple small pustules with surrounding inflammatory signs on the chin, along with a few scattered papules on the chest.](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/48f41642-b9db-4089-b120-a94ee52328de)



patient in late teens presenting after a collapse, no chest pain, no previous cardiac history, no history of sudden death in family, are there any features in this ekg that would warrant further work-up or is this just a pediatric ekg?](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/2af390e1-ace8-40ed-ba1c-98fb2d72f4c5)