Off-label Pearl: Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis
By Ted Rosen, MD, FAAD, Editor-in-Chief Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis is a painful degenerative condition affecting the ear. Surgical removal or intralesional steroid injections are standard therapeutic interventions. A small clinical trial involved the use of topical nitroglycerin patches, assuming that part of the pathogenesis includes localized ischemia. Self-adhesive nitroglycerin patches (at the concentration of 5mg/24 […]