A farmer who delivers lambs may develop a skin disorder affecting the external ear referred to as "lambing ear".
Clinical features:
(1) onset during lambing or calving time
(2) blistering and crusting of the pinnae with pain and pruritus
(3) resolution after animal deliveries cease
Histologic features:
(1) There is a dense perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate in the dermis.
(2) The lymphocytes are predominantly T cells
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Specialty: Dermatology, Otolaryngology
