A Case of Hair Follicle Nevus.
- Author:
Ik JO
;
Nam Soo HONG
;
Eun Joo SEO
;
Baik Kee CHO
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adipose Tissue;
Cartilage;
Crowding;
Dermis;
Epidermis;
Hair Follicle*;
Hair*;
Humans;
Infant;
Male;
Nevus*;
Sebaceous Glands;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1983;21(4):473-475
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hair follicle nevus is one of several nevi, in which hair and hair follicle are involved. Crowding of numerous tiny but mature hair follicles with thick fibrous root sheath are the characteristie histologic finding of the nevus. The patient was one month old male infant with pedunculated. mass l cm in size on the left preauricular area. Histologically the skin of the lesion is covered by acanthotic epidermis. In the corium are numerous small mature hair follicles with thick fibrous sheath and a few small Iobules of sebaceous gland embedded in a fibrovascular stroma. There are, however, no central plate of cartilage and adipose tissue.
