title: Scar and induction of follicles: an association worthy of greater awareness.
abstract: Alterations in the dermal connective tissue can sometimes induce epidermal changes with adnexal differentiation. Typically associated with dermatofibromas, such changes can also be seen in a wide range of reactive and neoplastic conditions. Scar is sometimes listed as an underlying cause of follicular induction, but this association seems to be poorly recognized and not widely discussed in the literature. In this article, the authors illustrate the spectrum of follicular induction, which may be associated with a dermal scar emphasizing on patterns, which can be mistaken for a basal cell carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain; and †Department of Pathology, Western General Hospital and the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Alexandra Ruiz
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Sierra
authors.forename: Asok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biswas
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology*; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*