Multiple Trichilemmal Cysts of the Scalp in a Young Male

Trichilemmal cyst (TC) is a benign cyst and is lined by stratified squamous epithelium that is derived from the outer root sheath. Middle-aged females are more commonly affected. It has close resemblance to epidermoid cyst and hence should be differentiated. We report a case of painful multiple TC o...

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Autores principales: Jha, Abhijeet Kumar, Sinha, Rajesh, Prasad, Smita, Kumar, Shashikant
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4738483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26903745
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.171576
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description Trichilemmal cyst (TC) is a benign cyst and is lined by stratified squamous epithelium that is derived from the outer root sheath. Middle-aged females are more commonly affected. It has close resemblance to epidermoid cyst and hence should be differentiated. We report a case of painful multiple TC on the scalp in a young male where a skin punch has been used as a therapeutic method.
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spelling pubmed-47384832016-02-22 Multiple Trichilemmal Cysts of the Scalp in a Young Male Jha, Abhijeet Kumar Sinha, Rajesh Prasad, Smita Kumar, Shashikant Int J Trichology Case Report Trichilemmal cyst (TC) is a benign cyst and is lined by stratified squamous epithelium that is derived from the outer root sheath. Middle-aged females are more commonly affected. It has close resemblance to epidermoid cyst and hence should be differentiated. We report a case of painful multiple TC on the scalp in a young male where a skin punch has been used as a therapeutic method. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4738483/ /pubmed/26903745 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.171576 Text en Copyright: © International Journal of Trichology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4738483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26903745
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.171576
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