title: [Anetodermic pilomatricoma. Uncommon variant of a common childhood adnexal tumor].
abstract: The anetodermic ("bullous") subtype is a rare variant of pilomatricoma which we diagnosed in 2 girls who were 9 and 10 years old. The tumors presented as 3 × 2 and 1.5 × 1.5 cm red dome-shaped nodules with a slightly wrinkled surface on the upper back and on the pretibial region, respectively. Both were superficially soft, but then firm as one palpated deeper. Histology showed an edematous, well-vascularized dermis resembling granulation tissue overlying a deep otherwise typical pilomatricoma. Clinical and histological characteristics of the anetodermic subtype are discussed on the basis of previously published cases.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080, Würzburg, Deutschland, Karademir_F@klinik.uni-wuerzburg.de.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karademir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kerstan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamm
mesh_terms: D057088:Anetoderma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D018296:Pilomatrixoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods