Ann Dermatol.  2010 Feb;22(1):61-62. 10.5021/ad.2010.22.1.61.

A Case of Accessory Tragus on the Nasal Vestibule

• Shin MS
• Choi YJ
• Lee JY
• Lee SH
• Ahn JY
• Park MY
• Park HJ

• KMID: 2172040
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2010.22.1.61

Abstract

We present a case of accessory tragus (AT) which developed at an unusual site, the nasal vestibule, of a 1-day-old girl. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an accessory tragus that appears on the nasal vestibule.

Keyword

Accessory tragus; Nasal vestibule

Figure

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  Fig. 1 A solitary, round, skin-colored, well-movable, firm nodule protruding from the left nasal vestibule.

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  Fig. 2 (A) Accessory tragus with a central core of cartilage. (B) Multiple tiny hair follicles, sebaceous glands and eccine glands in the dermis. (C) A prominent connective tissue framework and cartilage surrounded by a thick fibrocollagenous sheath in the subcutaneous fat (H&E, A: ×15, B: ×40, C: ×40).

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