Ear fistula is also known as congenital preauricular fistula in medicine, and can be left unresected in the absence of infection, while surgical removal is the mainstay in patients with a history of infection.
Congenital preauricular fistula is mainly manifested as a blind end of the tubule opening in the outer ear skin, mostly in front of the foot of the ear wheel, a few can open in the upper edge of the ear wheel, the ear screen and the earlobe, usually asymptomatic, without a history of infection, can be left untreated, do not need to be excised.
However, if secondary infection occurs, the local area will be red, swollen and painful, often forming abscesses, abscesses can be formed after rupture of the abscess fistula, so patients with a history of infection, to acute infection control after surgical resection is the main, recurrently infected fistula, caused by infection of the skin rupture, should be the first to control acute inflammation and then surgery.
When congenital preauricular fistula symptoms, should be timely to the hospital, under the guidance of a professional doctor with the treatment, so as not to delay the condition.