A Case of Congenital Eruptive Vellus Hair Cyst.
- Author:
Na Young LEE
1
;
Ji Sook KIM
;
You Won CHOI
;
Kyu Kwang WHANG
;
Jeong Hee HAHM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. skinewkk@mm.ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Congenital eruptive vellus hair cyst;
Follicular cyst
- MeSH:
Child;
Epithelium;
Female;
Follicular Cyst;
Hair*;
Humans;
Parturition;
Thorax;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2004;42(3):362-363
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An eruptive vellus hair cyst is an uncommon, benign, epithelial tumor with hair differentiation. Clinically, it presents as asymptomatic, flesh-colored to yellowish, follicular papules, 1 to 4 mm in diameter, most commonly on the chest. It is usually seen in children and young adults but may be congenital. Histologically, it shows a middermal cyst lined by squamous epithelium containing keratinous material and vellus hairs. It has a tendency to clear spontaneously but may be persistent. We report a case of congenital eruptive vellus hair cyst in an 11-year-old girl who presented multiple pinhead-sized brown to black papules on her anterior chest since birth.
