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Eruptive Tumors of the Follicular Infundibulum: An Unexpected Diagnosis of Hypopigmented Macules
BACKGROUND: Tumor of the follicular infundibulum (TFI) is considered as a rare benign neoplasm providing two distinctive clinical patterns: the solitary and the eruptive form. The clinical presentations resemble many other dermatologic conditions and require histopathological study to make a definit...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Healthcare
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4580659/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26143173 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13555-015-0079-0 |
Sumario: | BACKGROUND: Tumor of the follicular infundibulum (TFI) is considered as a rare benign neoplasm providing two distinctive clinical patterns: the solitary and the eruptive form. The clinical presentations resemble many other dermatologic conditions and require histopathological study to make a definite diagnosis. OBJECTIVE: To inform physicians of a clinical presentation of TFI. CASE REPORT: We report on a 50-year-old man who presented with multiple asymptomatic hypopigmented macules resistant to the treatments. The histopathological study was consistent with tumors of the follicular infundibulum. CONCLUSION: Hypopigmented macules are one of the more common clinical presentations in dermatological practices. It is important to include TFI in the differential diagnosis when a patient with hypopigmented lesions does not respond to the treatment based on the clinical diagnosis. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s13555-015-0079-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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