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Cutaneous Horn of the pinna is a relatively uncommon entity. Most of the cases reported in literature have been caused due to prolonged exposure to sunlight but in this case the cutaneous horn has been caused due to injury to the pinna with wheat sheaf
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Purohit, G.N., Agarwal, N. & Agarwal, R. Cutaneous Horn Following Injury to Pinna. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 63 (Suppl 1), 47–48 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-011-0189-7
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