Corresponding author at: St. Luke’s International Hospital, 9-1, Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8560, Japan.; Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Keitaro Furukawa
Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
A clinical case is presented here of a patient with fever and ear pain. Physical examination revealed “Milian's ear sign”, which supports the diagnosis of erysipelas rather than cellulitis. After intravenous antibacterial treatment, the patient recovered. Keywords: Milian’s ear sign, Erysipelas, Soft tissue infection, Red ear
