title: Familial Facial disfigurement in Multiple Familial Trichoepithelioma.
abstract: Trichoepithelioma is an uncommon, benign hamartomatous tumor of the pilosebaceous follicle. Presenting as multiple papules and nodules on face and neck, they pose a significant cosmetic problem in affected individuals. Familial involvement of this dermatosis occurs in an autosomal dominant pattern, the locus being located on chromosome 9p21, which causes multiple facial lesions in family members and their kins. Here, we report a case of multiple familial trichoepithelioma causing considerable disfigurement of the face.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology & Veneral Disease, BPS Govt. Medical College for Women , Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, India .
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kataria
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, BPS Govt. Medical College for Women , Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, India .
authors.forename: Deepti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Demonstrator, Department of Microbiology, BPS Govt. Medical College for Women , Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, India .
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chhillar
keywords: Benign hamartomatous tumor; Locus 9p21; Pilosebaceous follicle; Trichoepithelioma