title: Zosteriform palisaded encapsulated neuroma: an unusual presentation.
abstract: Palisaded encapsulated neuroma (PEN) is an infrequent benign cutaneous neural tumor, which usually presents as solitary, asymptomatic, papule or nodule, often localized on the faces, around the orifices, in middle age with no sex preponderance. Rarely, it can be multiple. Both solitary and multiple lesions are not associated with neurofibromatosis or multiple endocrine neoplasica syndrome type 2B (MEN 2B). We hereby report, a rare case of multiple cutaneous PEN in a 30-year-old female who presented with multiple asymptomatic soft-to-firm papules and nodules in a dermatomal distribution on the face along the supply of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve with no signs of neurofibromatosis or MEN 2B.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, I.P.G.M.E and R., S.S.K.M. Hospital, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Chinmay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Halder
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Anusree
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gangopadhyay
authors.forename: Sanchaita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bala
keywords: Encapsulated; neuroma; palisaded; zosteriform