A Case of Diffuse Neurofibroma of the Scalp Associated with Poliosis.
- Author:
Jin Ok BAEK
1
;
Hye Young LEE
;
Min KIM
;
Joo Young ROH
;
Jong Rok LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea. dmjj1@gilhospital.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Diffuse neurofibroma;
Poliosis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Hair;
Hair Follicle;
Humans;
Melanins;
Melanocytes;
Neurofibroma*;
S100 Proteins;
Scalp*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2007;45(8):811-813
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 37-year-old man presented with a 1-year history of asymptomatic ill-defined subcutaneous thickening with overlying whitish hairs on right occipital scalp. Histopathologic examination from this subcutaneous mass revealed neurofibromatous tissue with a diffuse infiltrative growth. S-100 protein staining showed decreased melanocytes and melanin in hair follicles. He was diagnosed as a diffuse neurofibroma associated with poliosis. To our knowledge, only two cases of poliosis associated with neurofibroma have ever been reported in English.
