Verruciform Xanthoma Presenting Within an Ear Piercing

Authors

Hannah E. Myers
Subhapradha Rangarajan
Michael B. Roberts, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineFollow
Christopher Buckley
Josh Hammel

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2024

Abstract

Verruciform xanthomas are rare lesions affecting 0.025-0.5% of the population. They present as an asymptomatic, slow growing solitary lesion on the oral mucosa. Commonly misdiagnose as squamous cell carcinoma, verruca vulgaris, leukoplakia, and lichen planus. Presented is a 22 year old male with a painful verruciform xanthoma on the posterior ear lobe in a prior ear piercing.

Publication Title

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volume

69

Issue

5

First Page

411

Last Page

413

Comments

This article was published in Indian Journal of Dermatology, Volume 69, Issue 5, pages 411-413.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.4103/ijd.ijd_244_23.

Copyright © 2024 Indian Journal of Dermatology. CC BY-NC-SA.

Recommended Citation

Myers, Hannah E.; Rangarajan, Subhapradha; Roberts, Michael B.; Buckley, Christopher; and Hammel, Josh, "Verruciform Xanthoma Presenting Within an Ear Piercing" (2024). PCOM Scholarly Works. 2285.
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/scholarly_papers/2285 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/ijd.ijd_244_23