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Cartilaginous pseudocyst of the external auricle in children with atopic eczema
Author(s) -
DEVLIN J.,
HARRISON C.J.,
WHITBY D.J.,
DAVID T.J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1990.tb07293.x
Subject(s) - auricle , medicine , lesion , pinna , etiology , serous fluid , dermatology , atopic dermatitis , surgery , pathology
SUMMARY Four children with severe atopic eczema developed painless endochondral pseudocysts of the external auricle. The lesions were bilateral in two cases. In one case the lesion spontaneously resolved; of the remaining five lesions, one contained haematomatoma and the other four contained serous fluid. The aetiology of these lesions and their association with atopic eczema are unclear, but repeated minor trauma from rubbing may play a part.