Ann Dermatol.  2014 Aug;26(4):534-535. 10.5021/ad.2014.26.4.534.

Cutaneous Pili Migrans

• Kim YH
• Kim JI
• Hwang SH
• Min JH
• Chae SW
• Lee SJ
• Lee GY
• Kim WS
• Park JH

• KMID: 2265604
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2014.26.4.534

Abstract

No abstract available.

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) A slightly raised, linear, black eruption on the neck. (B) The black line was easily removed by making a shallow incision on the skin, and it was demonstrated to be a hair shaft. (C) The extracted hair shaft, measuring approximately 7 cm.

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  Fig. 2 Histopathologic finding shows a cross-sectioned hair fragment in a tiny empty space in the superficial dermis (H&E, ×100).

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