title: Lyme chondritis presenting as painless ear erythema.
abstract: Erythema of the ear lobe in the context of Lyme disease is caused by either borrelial lymphocytoma or localized erythema migrans. Here we present a case of chondritis limited to the ear cartilage caused by Lyme disease. The patient was treated with ceftriaxone with complete resolution of symptoms.
authors.affiliation: George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA. hsriniva@cnmc.org
authors.forename: Hemalatha
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Srinivasalu
authors.forename: Annemarie C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Brescia
authors.forename: Carlos D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001898:Borrelia / Q000187:drug effects*; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D015787:Erythema Chronicum Migrans / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone
keywords: ENT; Lyme disease; chondritis; otolaryngologic manifestations