Ambiguous swelling of the earlobe

Knopf, A.; Becker, K.; Rasch, C. (2010)

Article / Letter to editor

A 2-year-old girl presented with a reddish swelling of the left earlobe which had been present for over 6 months. Because of the unspecific previous medical history and the unclear clinical symptoms a biopsy of the swelling was carried out. The histological investigation revealed a lymphocyte-infested infiltration with lymph follicles corresponding to cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia, which is a rare but typical skin manifestation of stage II Lyme borreliosis. The infection could be successfully treated with antibiotics.

• Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia
• Lyme borreliosis
• Borreliosis stage
• Biopsy
• Antibiotic treatment

• All authors: Knopf, A.; Becker, K.; Rasch, C.
• Date: 2010-07-01
• Journal: HNO
• Volume: 58
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 704 - 706
• DOI: doi:10.1007/s00106-009-2053-6