Cutaneous Pili Migrans in the Sole of a Pediatric Patient.
- Author:
Hae Jeong YOUN
1
;
Min Seok HUR
;
Song Hee HAN
;
Nam Kyung ROH
;
Yang Won LEE
;
Yong Beom CHOE
;
Kyu Joong AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 20050078@kuh.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cutaneous pili migrans;
Dermoscopy;
Epidermis;
Foreign body
- MeSH:
Child;
Child, Preschool;
Dermoscopy;
Epidermis;
Foreign Bodies;
Hair;
Humans;
Male;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2017;55(5):305-307
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cutaneous pili migrans is a rare condition in which a hair shaft migrates under the superficial skin. We report a case in which a 2-year-old boy presented with an unusually shaped long hair strand that had penetrated the epidermis of the sole. We discuss the structure and fragility of skin in children, which may predispose their skin to invasion by a foreign body, viz., a long hair strand.
