12 citations
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January 2000 in “Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery” This case study suggests that overgrowth of microorganisms with hyperkeratosis may contribute to the induction of lichen planopilaris by disrupting the immune privilege of hair follicles.
3 citations
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March 2021 in “Cureus” This article reports a rare combination of rapid-onset halo nevi, nonsegmental vitiligo, and premature scalp hair graying.
17 citations
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September 2010 in “Pediatric dermatology” This report describes a case of widespread Porokeratotic eccrine and hair follicle nevus in a 15-year-old woman with keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome, involving both eccrine ostia and hair follicle infundibula.
4 citations
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August 2017 in “International journal of molecular sciences” This study observed two cases of pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma suggesting potential differing origins: one from a hair follicle's outer root sheath and another from an intradermal nevus.
2 citations
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August 2008 in “Journal of Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences” This case report describes a twenty-year-old woman misdiagnosed with a sebaceous cyst that was actually pilomatrixoma, a benign skin lesion from hair matrix cells, confirmed by histopathology after excision.
January 2005 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” This report describes a unique benign neoplasm on the nail unit called onychoblastoma, which histologically resembles a trichoblastoma, marking the first documented case of this tumor type.
6 citations
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January 2015 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This case report describes a unique presentation of porokeratotic eccrine ostial and dermal duct nevus with lesions on the dorsum of the hand and a focal lichenoid infiltrate, differing from typical palm and sole involvement.
June 2025 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology” This article reports a case of late onset linear and unilateral basaloid follicular hamartoma in an elderly male, highlighting the clinical presentation, histopathological findings, and planned treatment approach.
13 citations
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January 2012 in “Dermatology” This case study and literature review describe eruptive vellus hair cysts as uncommon, potentially inherited or acquired lesions, associated with other skin conditions, and challenging to treat despite being benign.
December 2021 in “Pathologica” This case report describes a rare instance of trichogerminoma with unusually numerous mitotic figures and a higher Ki67 proliferative rate, distinguishing it from previously documented cases.
September 2025 in “Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venerology” This case study described the diagnosis of a trichofolliculoma in a 56-year-old woman, emphasizing its dermoscopic features and histological aspects that confirmed the tumor type, with no recurrence observed after excision.
October 2025 in “EMJ Dermatology” Histopathology is crucial for accurately diagnosing eruptive vellus hair cysts.
May 2024 in “JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” This case study describes a middle-aged woman diagnosed with a proliferating trichilemmal tumor on her scalp, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive diagnostic approaches and highlighting surgical excision as the primary treatment.
60 citations
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August 2009 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study describes five patients with porokeratotic adnexal ostial nevus, a rare skin disorder, highlighting its clinical features and proposing a new encompassing term for related conditions.
26 citations
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May 1988 in “Pediatric dermatology” This report describes a 15-year-old male with widespread papules due to middermal epithelial cysts containing vellus hairs, also observed in his brother and father.
5 citations
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May 2021 in “BMC surgery” This report of a rare case describes cutis verticis gyrate secondary to cerebriform intradermal nevus, emphasizing individualized treatment plans based on patient preference and condition severity.
June 2025 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this report, two cases of melanocytic matricoma, a rare benign hair follicle lesion that mimics melanoma and basal cell carcinoma, were described and successfully treated with complete surgical excision. Histological analysis was crucial for differentiation from similar malignant lesions.
4 citations
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August 2017 in “Journal of cutaneous pathology” This case report documents only the second known instance of congenital lymphadenoma, expanding the diagnostic possibilities for cutaneous lymphoepithelial tumors in children.
23 citations
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September 2014 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This case report describes successful CO2 ablation treatment of porokeratotic adnexal ostial nevus in an 8-year-old boy, with marked improvement over a 12-year follow-up.
January 2009 in “Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Viseu (Instituto Politécnico de Viseu)” This case study found that a skin lesion in a Samoyed dog did not match any single known follicular cyst or neoplasm type described in the literature.
5 citations
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January 2021 in “Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology” This case report describes a rare occurrence of a solitary fibrofolliculoma in the right lower eyelid of a 50-year-old man, confirmed through histopathological examination.
81 citations
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August 1979 in “Archives of Dermatology” This case report describes a trichofolliculoma with perineural invasion, highlighting a rare and clinically significant finding in a typically benign hair follicle tumor.
17 citations
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January 2014 in “Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology” This case report establishes the diagnosis of seborrheic keratosis in an elderly Indian woman based on histopathological examination, highlighting its potential to mimic malignant tumors and emphasizing the importance of differential diagnosis.
December 2025 in “SAS Journal of Medicine” This case report highlights the importance of considering trichofolliculoma in the differential diagnosis of scalp lesions, with histopathological examination essential for accurate diagnosis.
1 citations
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January 2013 in “Journal of the Scientific Society” In this case report, an 18-year-old male's cheek lump initially diagnosed as a sebaceous cyst was found to be a pilomatrixoma after surgical excision and histopathological examination.
10 citations
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September 1994 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes three Iranian men with gradual reddish-brown pigmentation on their cheeks and preauricular areas since childhood, unresponsive to sunblocks and topical steroids.
This article reviews the characteristics and diagnostic criteria of tricholemmoma and tricholemmal carcinoma, detailing their clinical presentations and associations but reports no new clinical findings.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that no patients with moderately dysplastic nevi with positive margins developed melanoma at the biopsy site, but those with a history of multiple nevi may have a higher risk of melanoma elsewhere.
October 2023 in “Indian dermatology online journal” This report describes a case study of a 23-year-old female exhibiting multiple trichodiscomas, a type of benign tumor of the hair follicular discs common in familial cases and potentially linked to Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome, though genetic testing was not performed due to financial constraints.
In this report, two pediatric cases of solitary basaloid follicular hamartoma, a rare benign skin malformation often misdiagnosed, were documented using dermoscopy, highlighting its clinical diversity and the need for accurate diagnosis.