A Case of Hair Follicle Nevus.
- Author:
Kyoung Jin KIM
1
;
Kyung Hyun ROH
;
Jee Ho CHOI
;
Kyung Jeh SUNG
;
Kee Chan MOON
;
Jai Kyoung KOH
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea. kimkj@dreamwiz.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hair follicle nevus
- MeSH:
Acanthoma;
Child, Preschool;
Female;
Hair Follicle*;
Hair*;
Hamartoma;
Humans;
Nevus*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2002;40(3):334-336
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hair follicle nevus is a very rare hair follicle tumor and should be differentiated from other hair follicle hamartomas, such as trichofolliculoma, dilated pore of Winer, pilar sheath acanthoma, and trichodiscoma. We describe a 4-year-old female patient who presented erythematous papule on the face that was histopathologically diagnosed as hair follicle nevus.