Eruptive vellus hair cyst and steatocystoma multiplex: hybrid cysts
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_CAB72E5F2543
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Eruptive vellus hair cyst and steatocystoma multiplex: hybrid cysts
Journal
Dermatology
ISSN
1018-8665 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1996
Volume
192
Number
1
Pages
64-6
Notes
Case Reports
Journal Article
Journal Article
Abstract
Steatocystoma multiplex (SM) and eruptive vellus hair cyst (EVHC) are known as clinically similar but histologically distinct entities, first described by Jamieson in 1873 and Esterly et al. in 1977, respectively. Herein we describe a 24-year-old female patient with both lesions on the anterior chest wall. The biopsy showed portions of two cysts close together with features of SM in one part and features of EVHC in the other part. Our case gives further evidence that these two conditions are closely related. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case where such an anatomically close relationship between these two types of cysts has been described.
Keywords
Adult
Biopsy, Needle
Diagnosis, Differential
Epidermal Cyst/*pathology
Female
Hair/pathology
Hair Diseases/*pathology
Humans
Skin Diseases/*pathology
Pubmed
Web of science
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