A Case of Localized Follicular Hamartoma with Pili Multigemini.
- Author:
Ki Sung KIM
1
;
Hong Seok YOON
;
Joo Won KIM
;
Il Hwan KIM
;
Hae Jun SONG
;
Chil Hwan OH
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Korea University Seoul, Korea. dermis@orgio.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Localized follicular hamartoma;
Pili multigemini
- MeSH:
Dermis;
Hair;
Hair Follicle;
Hamartoma*;
Islands;
Prevalence
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2001;39(12):1401-1403
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Follicular hamartoma is a rare, benign adnexal tumor with varieties of clinical diversity. But, Histological feature is characterized by a proliferation of immature hair follicle in the dermis with multifocal islands and thickened perifollicular sheath. Pili multigemini is also a rare, developmental anomaly of hair growth with multiple hairs from two or more matrices and papillae in a single pilosebaceous unit. Its prevalence and pathogenesis are unknown. We describe herein a rare case of localized follicular hamartoma with pili multigemini suggesting the possibility of association on pathogenesis between them.
