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Keratin horns are more commonly seen externally, on the face or forehead, and in this location they may be large and hard. Within the ear canal this localized protuberance of keratin is softer and generally asymptomatic. In certain cases, keratin horns may be the result of the secondary accumulation of keratin around a bony spicule in the deep auditory canal. The presence of a keratin horn arising from the attic should arouse suspicion of an underlying cholesteatoma. Most horns do not require treatment. A localized area of increased keratin formation has produced an asymptomatic yellowish, horn like growth arising from the posterosuperior wall of the deep meatus |
