A Case of Pigmented Follicular Cyst.
- Author:
Ji Ae KWON
1
;
Hyun Jeong LEE
;
Seog Jun HA
;
Jin Wou KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. hjlee@sph.cuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pigmented follicular cyst;
Terminal hair shaft
- MeSH:
Child;
Epidermal Cyst;
Epidermis;
Female;
Follicular Cyst*;
Hair;
Head;
Humans;
Neck;
Scalp
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2002;40(3):327-328
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pigmented follicular cyst is a rare disorder which typically presents as a pigmented papule on the head or neck. Histologically, it exhibits terminally differentiated, pigmented hair shafts in an epidermoid cyst. It was described as a variant of epidermal cyst originating from the infundibular epidermis of pilosebaceous unit. We report a case of pigmented follicular cyst on the occipital scalp in a 7-year-old girl with typical histologic features.
