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Milian, Gaston (1871-1945)

Born 1871.

Dermatologist, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris.

Described;

Milian's ear sign
To differentiate facial cellulitis from erysipelas the key is to examine the ear. The skin of the pinna is tightly adherent to the cartilage so this acts as a barrier to the spread of infection in cellulitis. However, infection in erysipelas spreads in the lymphatics so that the ear rapidly becomes affected.



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