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An innocent giant

Author(s) -

Lakhan Singh Solanki,

Mandeep Singh Dhingra,

Gunjan Raghubanshi,

GurvinderPal Thami

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

indian journal of dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395

H-Index - 36

eISSN - 1998-3611

pISSN - 0019-5154

DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.143582

Subject(s) - seborrheic keratosis , french horn , malignancy , dermatology , lesion , medicine , keratosis , pathology , psychology , pedagogy

A cutaneous horn (cornu cutaneum) is a protrusion from the skin composed of a cornified material. It may be associated with a benign, premalignant, or malignant lesion at the base, masking numerous dermatoses. In a 24-year-old female, a giant cutaneous horn arising from a seborrheic keratosis located on the leg is presented. This case has been reported to emphasize that a giant cutaneous horn may also occur in young patients, even in photoprotected areas, and are not always associated with malignancy

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