Chondrodermatitis multinodularis anthelicis bilateralis and Its Treatment by Modified Stenström Approach

Abstract

Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis is frequently found as a solitary, tender, nodular, unilateral lesion on the upper helical part of the pinna. It affects most commonly white men over the age of 40 and shows typical histopathological findings. The case of a patient with these histopathological characteristics but a unique clinical appearance of bilateral symmetrical multinodular lesions of the anthelix is presented and the treatment described.