A Case of the Facial Variant of Eruptive Vellus Hair Cyst.
- Author:
Kyu Dong JUNG
1
;
Hye Jin CHO
;
Pyoung Su KIM
;
Hyun Je KIM
;
Dong Youn LEE
;
Joo Heung LEE
;
Jun Mo YANG
;
Eil Soo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dylee@skku.edu
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Eruptive vellus hair cysts;
Facial variant;
Vellus hair
- MeSH:
Extremities;
Female;
Hair;
Humans;
Thorax;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2009;47(4):498-500
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Eruptive vellus hair cysts (EVHC) are characterized by multiple, small, discrete red or brown colored papules that usually occur on the chest and extremities. Their etiology is unknown. A variant form of EVHC that occur exclusively on the face is rare and it is very characteristic for its location and color. We report here on a facial variant of EVHC that occurred on the face of 23-year-old woman with asymptomatic, skin-colored to bluish tiny papules. The lesions first appeared at the age of 22-years.
