[Eruptive epidermoid cysts secondary to erysipelas].
BACKGROUND
Eruptive epidermoid cysts often occur following bullous skin diseases and their histopathological origin is from follicular or eccrine structures.


METHODS
A case of a patient who developed eruptive epidermoid follicular cysts following an erysipelas without bullous lesions is reported. The lesions disappeared secondarily to a relapse of the cutaneous infection.


CONCLUSIONS
This association is rare but can be explained thinking to histogenesis of eruptive epidermoid cysts. The rapid resolution of these lesions occurring during a new inflammatory flare emphasize their tendency toward spontaneous resolution by extruding their contents.
Norat
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Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Régional de la Vallée d'Aoste, Italie.
Veglio
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D000368:Aged; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004886:Erysipelas / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
Kystes épidermoïdes éruptifs secondaires à un érysipèle.