Granulomatous reaction to autologous hairs incarcerated during hair transplantation.
Incarceration of autologous hairs resulting in a granulomatous reaction to them is an unusual complication of hair transplantation. The clinical presentation, histology, pathomechanism, and treatment of an instance of this complication are described and discussed.
D000328:Adult; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous