title: Chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis treated with curettage and electrocauterization: follow-up of a 15-year material.
abstract: During the 15-year period from 1965 to 1979 a total of 142 cases of chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis were diagnosed. 32% were women, a higher proportion than in earlier materials. The treatment was principally curettage followed by electrocauterization. 78 patients were re-examined after an average lag of 7.1 years. The relapse rate was 31%. This simple surgical technique seems equal to the more elaborate procedures in respect of recurrence rate and more satisfactory from a cosmetic point of view.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D003475:Curettage; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004425:Ear Cartilage; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D004431:Ear, External; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged