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Familial Occurrence of Eruptive Vellus Hair Cysts
Author(s) -
Mayron Richard,
Grimwood Ronald E.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1988.tb01146.x
Subject(s) - vellus hair , medicine , trunk , dermatology , scalp , biology , ecology
A 15‐year‐old white male had an extensive skin eruption that had been present since age 2 years. Physical examination revealed flesh‐colored, rough‐textured papules surrounded by faint erythema. These lesions were present diffusely over the upper trunk, arms, thighs, face, ears, and neck. Evaluation of four immediate family members revealed a similarly affected brother and father. A biopsy of the papules showed the presence of a middermal epithelial cyst containing numerous vellus hairs.