title: Trichilemmal cyst under a compound melanocytic nevus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, San Carlos University Hospital, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Requena
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ambrojo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sánchez Yus
mesh_terms: 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*