Trichilemmal cyst under a compound melanocytic nevus.
Cystic dilatation of a hair follicle, folliculitis, abscess formation and epidermoid cysts are not infrequent findings in an intradermal melanocytic nevus. We herein report a trichilemmal cyst under a compound melanocytic nevus. To the best of our knowledge this association has not been previously reported.
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Department of Dermatology, San Carlos University Hospital, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
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Sánchez Yus
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D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology*; D012782:Shoulder; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*