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Pigmented Epidermal Cyst
Author(s) -
Fieselman David W.,
Reed Richard J.,
Ichinose Herbert
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1974.tb00636.x
Subject(s) - epidermal cyst , cyst , melanin , pathology , dermatology , medicine , biology , genetics
The pigmented epidermal cyst (black keratinous cyst) is peculiar to the Negro race. Ninety‐seven % of our cases occurred in Negroes. Thirty‐seven % of the epidermal cysts in Negroes were heavily pigmented. A relationship between the black keratinous cyst and hemochromatosis has been proposed. A change in the degree of pigmentation is more significant than the histologic demonstration of melanin pigment.