Review
Cutaneous lesions of the external ear
1 Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Augusta Kranken Anstalt, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
2 Department of Physiological Science, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, USA
3 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
4 Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Head & Face Medicine 2008, 4:2 doi:10.1186/1746-160X-4-2
Published: 8 February 2008Abstract
Skin diseases on the external aspect of the ear are seen in a variety of medical disciplines. Dermatologists, othorhinolaryngologists, general practitioners, general and plastic surgeons are regularly consulted regarding cutaneous lesions on the ear.
This article will focus on those diseases wherefore surgery or laser therapy is considered as a possible treatment option or which are potentially subject to surgical evaluation.
