Atypical Pediatric Presentation of Pilomatricoma

    June 2023 in “ Cureus ”
    Cassandra Mohr, Jaime A. Tschen
    Studysummary This case study describes a 4-year-old boy whose neck tumor was initially misdiagnosed as scrofuloderma before being correctly identified as a pilomatricoma, underscoring the need to include pilomatricoma in differential diagnoses for persistent skin lesions.
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    1. Pilomatricoma Can Differentiate Not Only Towards Hair Matrix and Hair Cortex, But Also Follicular Infundibulum, Outer Root Sheath and Hair Bulge Experimental Dermatology · 2009

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