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Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis

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Also known as: chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis

Clinical Features:

  • Painful umbilicated nodule on the helix or antihelix

Histologic Features:

  • Hyperplasia and ulceration of the epidermis with fibrin deposition in the base of the ulcer
  • Dermal fibrosis, granulation tissue and a mixed inflammatory infiltrate
  • Degeneration of the underlying cartilage

 

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