Title of article :
Cutaneous horn overlying a trichofolliculoma involving the ear
Author/Authors :
Arshad, Abdul Rehman Mountain Medical Battalion - Departments of Medicine, Pakistan , Awan, Muhammad Younus Mountain Medical Battalion - Departments of Surgery, Pakistan
Abstract :
Trichofolliculomas are benign hamartomas of the hair follicles. Usually seen around the nose, they present as small skin-coloured papules or nodules. We present a patient who presented with a cutaneous horn on the pinna developing over a trichofolliculoma, something not described in literature in the past. The growth was excised and the diagnosis was established on histopathological examination.
Keywords :
Cutaneous horn , hyperkeratosis , trichofolliculoma , hamartoma , hair follicle.
Journal title :
Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists
Journal title :
Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists