Initially presents with dull pain, progresses to severe otalgia
Purulent discharge
Erythema, swelling, tenderness of the auricle without notable fluctuance
No involvement of the lobule which distinguishes it from otitis externa
Auricular perichondritis
Otitis Externa
Balanoposthitis
Mastoiditis
Periorbital cellulitis
Auricular Hematoma
Dacryocystitis
Herpes zoster oticus