title: [Pilomatrixoma (calcified epithelioma of Malherbe). Report of a case and brief review ot the literature].
abstract: A case of a upper extremity pilomatrixoma (calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe) clinically confused with a secondary reaction to the dog antigen application presented in a young woman and diagnosed following surgically excised is presented. On cytologic examination, basaloid cells, multinucleated giant cells and deposits of calcium were identified. Adjacent to the basaloid cells were acellular masses suggestive of ghost cells.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Inmunología Clínica y Alergia, Hospital Regional Adolfo López Mateos, ISSSTE.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rojas Ramos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orea Solano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Flores Sandoval
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Martínez Infante
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Barrón Triana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018296:Pilomatrixoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Pilomatrixoma (epitelioma calcificado de Malherbe). Informe de un caso y breve revisión de la literatura.