Ann Dermatol.  2000 Jun;12(2):117-118. 10.5021/ad.2000.12.2.117.

A Case of Traumatic Epidermal Cyst Containing Glass Pieces

• Lee SC
• Kim M
• Lee JB
• Won YH

• KMID: 2163961
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2000.12.2.117

Abstract

We report a case of a 40-year-old man with a traumatic epidermal cyst on the lateral malleolus. It was unusual that the cyst contained glass pieces as a foreign body, which did not induce foreign body reaction in both clinical and histopathological aspects. To our best knowledge, this is the first case of an epidermal cyst to manifest as a foreign body cyst containing glass pieces in cystic contents.

Keyword

Epidermal cyst; Traumatic epidermal cyst

MeSH Terms

Adult
Epidermal Cyst*
Foreign Bodies
Foreign-Body Reaction
Glass*
Humans