Korean J Dermatol.
2007 Aug;45(8):811-813.
A Case of Diffuse Neurofibroma of the Scalp Associated with Poliosis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea. dmjj1@gilhospital.com
Abstract
- A 37-year-old man presented with a 1-year history of asymptomatic ill-defined subcutaneous thickening with overlying whitish hairs on right occipital scalp. Histopathologic examination from this subcutaneous mass revealed neurofibromatous tissue with a diffuse infiltrative growth. S-100 protein staining showed decreased melanocytes and melanin in hair follicles. He was diagnosed as a diffuse neurofibroma associated with poliosis. To our knowledge, only two cases of poliosis associated with neurofibroma have ever been reported in English.
