Eruptive Vellus Hair Cysts: Report of a Pediatric Case with Partial Response to Calcipotriene Therapy

December 2009 in “ PubMed ”

Emel Erkek, Gülcan Saylam Kurtipek, Deniz Duman, Cihat Şanlı, Sibel Erdoğan

eruptive vellus hair cysts EVHCs calcipotriene vellus hair follicles

TLDR A child with eruptive vellus hair cysts showed some improvement with calcipotriene cream.

The document reported a pediatric case of eruptive vellus hair cysts (EVHCs) associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The patient showed a partial response to calcipotriene cream within 2 months. The aim was to refamiliarize clinicians with this common but often unrecognized disorder of vellus hair follicles.

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