Author/Authors :
Turan, Enver Harran University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Dermatology, Turkey , Yesilova, Yavuz Harran University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Dermatology, Turkey , Surucu, Hacer Altin Harran University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Dermatology, Turkey , Eroglu, Naime Harran University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Dermatology, Turkey , Tanrikulu, Osman Harran University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Dermatology, Turkey , Koçarslan, Sezen Harran University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pathology, Turkey
Abstract :
Madam, Piloleiomyomas are benign smooth muscle tumours arising from the arrectores pilorum muscles in the skin, and they are rare dermal tumours. They usually present as small, reddish-brown or skin-coloured, firm, often painful papules or as nodules on the trunk and the extremities. Lesions on the trunk are typically multiple, also known as leiomyomatosis, and can be arranged in a diffuse (disseminated), blaschkoid or segmental distribution. Although segmental leiomyomas are called zosteriform leiomyoma by some writers, these do not show a dermatomal distribution. Lesions on the extremities tend to be solitary.
