Bullous appearance of pilomatricoma.
BACKGROUND
Pilomatricomas, which are usually solitary, firm to hard tumors that are covered by normal skin, rarely show a bullous appearance.


OBJECTIVE
To discuss, through a case report, the clinical and histopathologic characteristics of bullous pilomatricomas.


METHODS
A 15-year-old boy presented with a firm, well-defined tumor on his right arm that showed dark-blue discoloration and bullous formation over it.


RESULTS
Excisional biopsy was performed, and histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of bullous pilomatricoma.


CONCLUSIONS
The presence of dilated lymphatics, also seen in our patient, is a common feature of bullous pilomatricomas.
Fetil
Emel
E
Department of Dermatology, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey. emel.fetil@deu.edu.tr
Soyal
M Cüneyt
MC
Menderes
Adnan
A
Lebe
Banu
B
Güneş
Ali Tahsin
AT
Ozkan
Sebnem
S
D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D001768:Blister / Q000473:pathology*; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018296:Pilomatrixoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*