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Ear skin problems

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What conditions affect the ear?

Although the ear may be involved with many skin conditions, the most common are listed here.

Skin lesions

• Moles (melanocytic naevi)
• Actinic keratoses
• Skin cancer, including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, keratoacanthoma, atypical fibroxanthoma and melanoma
• Gouty tophi
• Keloid scars
• Cysts

Inflammatory skin conditions

• Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis
• Otitis externa
• Contact allergic dermatitis to nickel
• Chilblains
• Juvenile spring eruption
• Cutaneous lupus erythematosus
• Relapsing polychondritis

Scalp psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and seborrhoeic dermatitis frequently affect the skin fold behind the ear.

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