Open AccessA Retrospective Chart Review of Inflamed Epidermal Inclusion Cysts
Author(s) -
H Meister,
Marc Taliercio,
Nahla Shihab
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of drugs in dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 62
ISSN - 1545-9616
DOI - 10.36849/jdd.5014
Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , chart , dermatology , inclusion (mineral) , pediatrics , pathology , statistics , gender studies , mathematics , sociology
Epidermal inclusion cysts (EIC) are one of the most common forms of cysts found on and/or underneath the skin. Inflamed EICs typically show signs and symptoms such as pain and erythema, mimicking cutaneous abscess. However, prior studies have demonstrated at least 20% of lesions are culture negative.
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