Ear skin problems

See pictures of skin conditions that favor the ear.

What conditions affect the ear?

Although the ear can be involved with many skin conditions, the most common ones are listed here.

Skin lesions

• Molesmelanocytic naevi)

• Actinic keratosis

• Skin Cancer, including basal cell carcinoma, scaly cell carcinoma, keratoacanthoma, atypical fibroxanthoma and melanoma

• Gouty tophi
• Keloid scars
• Cysts

Inflammatory skin conditions

• Nodular chondrodermatitis helicis
• External otitis
• Allergic contact dermatitis nickel
• Chilblains
• Youth spring eruption
• Cutaneous lupus erythematosus
• Recurrent polychondritis

Psoriasis of the scalp, atopic dermatitis and seborrheic Dermatitis often affects the skin fold behind the ear.