A Case of a Corn Developed on an Unusual Site.
- Author:
Moon Jung CHOI
1
;
Sang Wook LEE
;
Jin Wou KIM
;
Bo Kyung KOH
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. kohbo@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Corn;
Hyperkeratosis;
Buttock
- MeSH:
Buttocks;
Callosities;
Epidermis;
Friction;
Inflammation;
Keratinocytes;
Skin;
Zea mays*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2004;42(3):345-346
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A corn is a circumscribed hyperkeratotic lesion with a central conical core of keratin that causes pain and inflammation. Corns result from hyperkeratosis, which is caused by an increase in keratinocyte activity associated with stimulation of the epidermis from chronic pressure or friction on the skin. The conical core in a corn, which is a thickening of the stratum corneum, is a protective response to the mechanical trauma. We experienced a man who developed a corn on the buttock, which is an unusual site.
