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10.25259/JSSTD_11_2023

Giant seborrheic keratosis on the external auditory meatus

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

*Corresponding author: Pradeep S. Nair, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. dvmchtvm@yahoo.co.in

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How to cite this article: Nair PS. Giant seborrheic keratosis on the external auditory meatus. J Skin Sex Transm Dis doi: 10.25259/JSSTD_11_2023.

A 57-year-old-man presented with a hyperpigmented lesion on the right external auditory meatus of 9 months duration. The lesion first started on the external auditory meatus as a small, pigmented papule and then grew in size over a period of months. The lesion was asymptomatic. On examination, there was a well-defined, hyperpigmented plaque with a cerebriform surface and stuck on appearance, extending from the external auditory meatus to the helix of the right ear [Figure 1]. The plastic surgeons did an excision biopsy, which showed hyperkeratosis, keratotic plugging, massive irregular acanthosis, and horn cysts in the epidermis, diagnostic of seborrheic keratosis [Figure 2]. There were no histological features of any malignancy. There was no recurrence after excision.

Hyperpigmented plaque with a cerebriform surface and stuck on appearance on the right ear.
Figure 1:
Hyperpigmented plaque with a cerebriform surface and stuck on appearance on the right ear.
Skin biopsy showing hyperkeratosis, keratotic plugging, and irregular acanthosis. Arrow denotes horn cyst (H and E, ×400).
Figure 2:
Skin biopsy showing hyperkeratosis, keratotic plugging, and irregular acanthosis. Arrow denotes horn cyst (H and E, ×400).

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Dr. Pradeep S. Nair is on the editorial board of the Journal.

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