title: Cutaneous lesions of the external ear.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Augusta Kranken Anstalt, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany. michael.sand@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sand
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sand
authors.forename: Dominik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brors
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Altmeyer
authors.forename: Benno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: Falk G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Bechara
mesh_terms: D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*