A Case of Pseudolymphoma on the Left Ear Lobe after Ear Piercing.
- Author:
Kui Young PARK
1
;
Jin Woong LEE
;
Beom Joon KIM
;
Myeung Nam KIM
;
Kye Yong SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. beomjoon@unitel.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ear lobe;
Ear piercing;
Pseudolymphoma
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
Body Piercing;
Ear;
Female;
Humans;
Hypersensitivity;
Lymphoma;
Nickel;
Pseudolymphoma;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2008;46(10):1424-1426
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cutaneous pseudolymphoma has been defined as a benign lymphocytic infiltrate of the skin that resembles cutaneous lymphoma both clinically and histologically. There are many known causes of skin pseudolymphoma, but a definite cause cannot frequently be identified. We report here on a 37-year-old female with pseudolymphoma on the left ear lobe after having her ear pierced. When we performed a biopsy, an earring was found by chance. Unlike most of the reported cases of pseudolymphoma after ear piercing, this patient did not show a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction to gold or nickel.
