Photoclinic Challenge

How Would You Diagnose This Left Ear?

Volume 64 - Issue 5 - May 2024

Consultant360’s Photoclinic Challenge is an interactive quiz based on an image featured in a Photoclinic article. View the slideshow for a brief overview of the case, patient history, and a key hint. For more Photoclinic Case Reports, visit our archive.

Figure. The patient's initial presentation showing the "cyst" on the left ear.

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Case: A 75-year-old man presented to his dermatologist with what was previously believed to be a 2.4 cm "cyst" on his left ear and associated pruitus.

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History. Medical history includes smoldering myeloma, hypertension, and rosacea. The patient was prescribed losartan and metoprolol for hypertension and topical ivermectin following the use of doxycycline for rosacea.

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Hint. Radiation therapy of 54 gy in 22 fractions was started 3 months after diagnosis and was well-tolerated.

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How Would You Diagnose This Left Ear?

© 2024 HMP Global. All Rights Reserved.Any views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and/or participants and do not necessarily reflect the views, policy, or position of Consultant360 or HMP Global, their employees, and affiliates.

© 2024 HMP Global. All Rights Reserved.
Any views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and/or participants and do not necessarily reflect the views, policy, or position of Consultant360 or HMP Global, their employees, and affiliates.