Auricular Hemosiderosis in a Diabetic Patient.

A 74-year-old Caucasian man with poorly controlled diabetes and hypertension was seen in the dermatology clinic for treatment of a nodular basal cell carcinoma on his right temple. He had poorly controlled diabetes for decades and had been insulin dependent for 20 to 25 years. He had not been on any anticoagulation therapy in the past or present and had no history of a hematologic disorder.