Korean J Dermatol.
2009 Sep;47(9):1077-1079.
A Case of Pilar Sheath Acanthomas on the Both Cheeks
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mnkim@cau.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Pilar sheath acanthoma is a rare, benign follicular hamartoma that commonly affects middle aged and elderly patients. Clinically, solitary, asymptomatic, skin-colored nodules with a central pore-like opening are seen for more than one year. As a consequence of the histology, pilar sheath acanthoma should be differentiated from trichofolliculoma and dilated pore of Winer. We report here on a case of pilar sheath acanthomas that presented as asymptomatic solitary skin colored nodules on both cheeks.
