A Case of Linear Epidermal Nevus Associated with Multiple Trichilemmal Cysts.
- Author:
Yong Kwan RHO
1
;
Kwang Ho YOO
;
Ji Young KIM
;
Kapsok LI
;
Seong Joon SEO
;
Chang Kwun HONG
;
Kye Yong SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. drseo@hanafos.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Epidermal nevus;
Trichilemmal cyst
- MeSH:
Arm;
Epidermis;
Female;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Nevus;
Shoulder;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2009;47(1):55-58
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Epidermal nevi are harmatormas that are the result of developmental malformations of the epidermis, and these lesions present with a variety of clinical and histological characteristics. Some tumors can arise in epidermal nevi because epidermal nevi develop from multipotent germinative cells. We report here on a 57-year-old woman who had epidermal nevi arranged in a linear pattern since childhood. Her epidermal nevi were located in her left chest, arm and shoulder, upon which multiple trichillemal cysts seemed to develop after several years. We think that this patient with linear epidermal nevi associated with multiple trichilemmal cysts is a rare and distinctive case.
