This 59-year-old woman complained of unilateral painful nodules on her ear. The lesion was excised without complication. Chondrodermatitis nodularis is a common, benign, painful lesion of the ear in which there is fibrosis of the dermis, degeneration of cartilage, or both. Patients complain of a small lump on the ear that is painful when lying on the affected side. The lesions are discrete and oval with a raised rolled edge and central ulcer or depression that usually contains a crust or scale. Lesions are usually unilateral, most common sites are the helix in men and anthelix in women. Lesions are most common in elderly men.
Description
oval red nodule with a rolled border and central crust
