Spontaneous Auricular Hematoma - An Unusual Complication of Dengue fever

Lina Liyana Muhammad; Syarifah Nafisah Syed Hamzah Al Yahya; Fadzilah Ismail; Abdul Azim Al-Abrar Ahmad Kailani

doi:10.1007/s12070-024-04867-6

Spontaneous Auricular Hematoma - An Unusual Complication of Dengue fever

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Oct;76(5):4897-4899. doi: 10.1007/s12070-024-04867-6. Epub 2024 Jul 10.

Authors

Lina Liyana Muhammad¹, Syarifah Nafisah Syed Hamzah Al Yahya², Fadzilah Ismail¹, Abdul Azim Al-Abrar Ahmad Kailani^{3

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Sungai Buloh, Jalan Hospital, Sungai Buloh, 47000 Selangor Malaysia.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Al-Sultan Abdullah, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 42300 Bandar, Puncak Alam, Selangor Malaysia.
³ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Sungai Buloh, 47000 Selangor Malaysia.

PMID: 39376447
PMCID: PMC11456132 (available on 2025-10-01)
DOI: 10.1007/s12070-024-04867-6

Abstract

Dengue is humans' most prevalent and crucial arthropod-borne viral illness. The majority of dengue fever patients have no symptoms, but certain individuals may progress to dengue shock syndrome or dengue hemorrhagic fever. Spontaneous auricular hematoma is a rare complication of dengue fever. We report a unique case of spontaneous pinna hematoma in a young, healthy patient who presented with an unprovoked pinna swelling while being treated for dengue fever. The patient underwent aspiration, drainage, and compression dressing over the auricular hematoma with antibiotic coverage and was discharged well. Early identification of this potential warning symptom may avoid permanent ear deformity.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12070-024-04867-6.

Keywords: Dengue; Drainage; Incision; Pinna hematoma.