Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a relatively uncommon, benign histiocytic proliferative disorder. A case of juvenile xanthogranuloma in a 13-month-old girl with an unusual clinical form is described. She presented with a yellow-red projecting nodule over the helical rim of her right ear. The lesion was histologically diagnosed as juvenile xanthogranuloma after excisional biopsy. Although primarily a dermatological curiosity, plastic surgeons should be familiar with this entity, and should consider it in the differential diagnosis of benign soft tissue tumours of the ear.
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