Otodystrophy

**Odystrophy** is a term used to describe painful changes in the skin of the auricle. Typically used in the context of bullous (vesicular) otodystrophy. In medicine, this term includes both closed and open bullae of various etiologies. Often the disease is accompanied by attacks of pain, hearing loss, and the periodic appearance of blisters on the skin of the ears, leading to the development of secondary complications in the form of scars, skin atrophy and other severe complications.

Otodystrophic phenomena in patients often appear against the background of ear infections, mastoiditis, arthritis and various forms of tubo-otitis. Bubbles on the surface of the skin can be located both near the external superior auditory canal and opposite it. The patient's recovery is characterized by either complete elimination of skin defects or transformation of dermatosis into the chronic stage.

The presence of bullous lesions and changes at the site of the auricle may occur due to a latent tuberculosis process, the presence of eczema, atopic dermatitis and syphilis. Treatment of this lesion is carried out only in a specialized institution. Among the most effective methods of treatment are applications of an ozone-oxygen mixture and the introduction of special drugs - antiseptics.