Multiple familial trichoepitheliomas.
We present the case of a 28-year-old woman with multiple familial trichoepitheliomas, characterized by the presence of many small tumors occurring predominantly on the face. This condition constitutes a genodermatosis that follows an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. These lesions can lead to marked facial disfigurement, and treatment is generally disappointing.
Sidhu
S K
SK
Dermatology Department, Amersham Hospital, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.
Wakelin
S H
SH
Wilkinson
J D
JD
D000328:Adult; D005145:Face; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018295:Neoplasms, Basal Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*