Open AccessAn innocent giant
Author(s) -
Lakhan Singh Solanki,
Mandeep Singh Dhingra,
Gunjan Raghubanshi,
Gurvinder P. Thami
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/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