A Case of Bilateral Chondrodermatitis Nodularis Chronica Helicis on Both Helices Treated with Intralesional Steroid Injection.
- Author:
Yeon Jeong KIM
1
;
Jin Woo KIM
;
Bo Kyung KOH
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. kohbo@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis;
Helix;
Bilateral;
Intralesional steroid injection
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Cartilage;
Collagen;
Dermis;
Dilatation;
Eosinophils;
Epidermis;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Ulcer
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2005;43(4):537-539
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of bilateral chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis, on both helices, in a 60-year-old male patient. He presented with a 1-year history of two tender, firm, dark-brownish, 0.4x0.4cm-sized nodules with central ulceration on both helices. He had no history of trauma. A punch biopsy specimen taken from the nodule revealed central ulceration, hyperkeratosis, and irregular acanthosis of the epidermis. Within the dermis, there was inflammatory cell infiltration, dilatation and proliferation of vessels, and some eosinophilic collagen degeneration associated with degenerative cartilage. Based on these clinical and histologic findings, we diagnosed this as a rare case of bilateral chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis occurring on both helices. We treated the lesions with intralesional steroid injections.
