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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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Autores principales: Suchonwanit, Poonkiat, Ruangchainikom, Panunee, Apibal, Yingluck
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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
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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.