chondritis

noun

chon·​dri·​tis kän-ˈdrīt-əs 

: inflammation of cartilage

Ear cartilage piercing is inherently more risky than lobe piercing. Clinicians should respond aggressively to potential auricular chondritis and consider Pseudomonas a possible cause pending culture results.

—William E. Keene et al., The Journal of the American Medical Association