title: Giant cutaneous horn associated with verruca vulgaris.
abstract: Cutaneous horn (cornu cutaneum) is the clinical description of a hyperproliferation of compact keratin in response to a wide array of underlying benign and malignant pathologic changes. We report a patient with a giant cutaneous horn associated with a verruca vulgaris. The possible causes of cutaneous horns are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5028, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Brodell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014860:Warts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery