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[Diagnostic image (156). A man with a hematoma behind the ear. Mastoid bone fracture]
1Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, afd. Neurologie, Postbus 85.500, 3508 GA Utrecht.
After a fall against a concrete ridge, a 65-year-old man was seen at the first-aid department with a haematoma behind his right ear (Battle's sign) and blood loss from the external meatus. A CT scan showed a basal skull fracture located in the right mastoid bone.
After a fall against a concrete ridge, a 65-year-old man was seen at the first-aid department with a haematoma behind his right ear (Battle's sign) and blood loss from the external meatus. A CT scan showed a basal skull fracture located in the right mastoid bone.
