- Author:
Jae Wan GO
1
;
Hwa Eun OH
;
Han Kyoung CHO
;
Won Hyoung KANG
;
Byung In RO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Basaloid follicular hamartoma
- MeSH: Aged; Alopecia; Carcinoma, Basal Cell; Cystic Fibrosis; Hair Follicle; Hamartoma; Humans; Hypohidrosis; Myasthenia Gravis
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2010;22(2):229-231
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Basaloid follicular hamartoma (BFH), uncommon rare benign neoplasm connected to the adnexal structures, presents with multiple clinical manifestations that can develop into basal cell carcinoma. BFH may be congenital or acquired, and the congenital form can be further divided into the generalized and unilateral type, and the acquired form may present as localized and solitary lesions. Congenital, generalized BFH is associated with systemic diseases such as alopecia, cystic fibrosis, hypohidrosis, and myasthenia gravis. In contrast, sporadic cases are observed as unilateral or localized lesions. BFH shows thick cords and thin strands of anastomosing basaloid proliferations that arise from hair follicles and are enclosed by loose fibrous stroma. Here, we report a 70-year-old man with an acquired, solitary form of BFH.