title: Otophyma: a rare benign clinical entity mimicking leprosy.
abstract: Otophyma is a rare condition characterized by edematous deformation of the ear that is considered to be the end-stage of an inflammatory process such as rosacea and eczema. This report illustrates a case in an elderly male, originally thought to have leprosy. Biopsy revealed a nodular infiltration of inflammatory cells around adnexal structures and an intraepidermal cyst. No acid-fast organisms were identified. We present a patient who is of a different ethnic group than usually seen with this disease and provide a review of the clinical presentation, histopathological features, and management of this rare condition.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shuster
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McWilliams
authors.affiliation: Rutgers- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Giambrone
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Noor
authors.forename: Jisun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cha
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004426:Ear Deformities, Acquired / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004487:Edema / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged