Painful ulcer of the pinna in an immunocompromised patient.

Abstract

A 35‑year‑old man living in Malaga, South of Spain, with Crohn’s disease presented with a 1 year old history of a painful cutaneous lesion on his right ear and dysacusis[Figure 1a]. He had applied topical corticosteroids and antibiotics without response. He was being treated for Crohn’s disease with mesalazine, adalimumab and azathioprine. The general examination was within normal limits.