1. Presented by Peter Illei, M.D. and prepared by Julie M. Wu, M.D.

This is a 44-year-old female home healthcare nurse with Crohn"s disease and a 4-year history of recalcitrant chronic external ear pain and inflammation. The biopsy was performed to rule out possibly infection and relapsing polychondritis.

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