Korean J Dermatol.  2002 Mar;40(3):327-328.

A Case of Pigmented Follicular Cyst

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. hjlee@sph.cuk.ac.kr

Abstract

Pigmented follicular cyst is a rare disorder which typically presents as a pigmented papule on the head or neck. Histologically, it exhibits terminally differentiated, pigmented hair shafts in an epidermoid cyst. It was described as a variant of epidermal cyst originating from the infundibular epidermis of pilosebaceous unit. We report a case of pigmented follicular cyst on the occipital scalp in a 7-year-old girl with typical histologic features.

Keyword

Pigmented follicular cyst; Terminal hair shaft

MeSH Terms

Child
Epidermal Cyst
Epidermis
Female
Follicular Cyst*
Hair
Head
Humans
Neck
Scalp
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