Pilomatricoma Mimicking Ruptured Epidermal Cyst in a Middle Aged Woman

Pilomatricoma is a benign tumor arising from the hair matrical cells. Most pilomatricomas appear in the first two decades of life as a solitary skin to a bluish colored nodule on head-neck area with an occasional sign of inflammation. Here, we present a case of pilomatricoma which appeared at 36 yea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sarkar, Sudip, Kunal, Pranaya, Chowdhury, Barnali, Ghosh, Kisalay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4763703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26955103
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.174035
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Sumario:Pilomatricoma is a benign tumor arising from the hair matrical cells. Most pilomatricomas appear in the first two decades of life as a solitary skin to a bluish colored nodule on head-neck area with an occasional sign of inflammation. Here, we present a case of pilomatricoma which appeared at 36 years of age with a history of recurrent inflammation and discharge mimicking ruptured epidermal cyst.

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