title: Pigmented Eccrine Poroma in abdominal region, a rare presentation.
abstract: The eccrine poroma or Hidracanthoma Simplex is a rare benign adnexal tumor of ephitelial cells, with an incidence of 0.001 to 0.008%1. In two-thirds of the patients it appears on the soles and lateral borders of the feet. We report the case of a patient with pigmented eccrine poroma in abdominal skin, of a rare entity presentation with a single report in the literature in that location.
authors.affiliation: School of Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia. E-mail: monilorena@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Monica Lorena
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cárdenas
authors.affiliation: School of Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia. E-mail: monilorena@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Claudia Juliana
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario del Valle, Department of Clinical Pathology, Cali, Colombia. E-mail: pcutanea@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rueda
keywords: Poroma; abdomen; sweat gland neoplasms