Coexistence of acral syringomas and multiple trichoepitheliomas on the face.
BACKGROUND
An extremely rare variant of syringoma is an acral form, which affects the upper extremities as an isolated finding. The acral syringomas may also be associated with syringomas on the feet or usual distribution around the eyelids. Of the eight previously documented cases of acral syringomas, all were located on the dorsal aspect of the upper extremities (fingers, hand, wrist, or forearm) dominantly.


OBJECTIVE
We report a 41-year-old woman who presented with multiple flesh-colored to reddish brown papules on the inner aspect of the forearms and many pearly, small papules on the periorbital regions.


RESULTS
The clinical picture and histopathology indicated the coexistence of acral syringomas and multiple trichoepitheliomas on the face.


CONCLUSIONS
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of acral syringomas coexisting with multiple trichoepitheliomas.
Balci
Didem Didar
DD
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Turkey. didemaltiner@yahoo.com
Atik
Esin
E
Altintas
Suleyman
S
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm; D018859:Hair Follicle; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018252:Syringoma / Q000473:pathology*