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

Cutaneous Pili Migrans

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dermatology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. wisdom0920@naver.com
  • 2Department of Pathology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

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Figure

  • 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.

  • 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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