Open AccessMultiple familial trichoepitheliomas presenting as leonine facies
Author(s) -
Sanjay Singh,
Prateek Sondhi,
Deepika Yadav,
Savita Yadav
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_67_17
Subject(s) - medicine , facies , dermatology , pathology , paleontology , geology , structural basin
Trichoepithelioma is a benign tumor of follicular unit. It has been rarely described as the cause of leonine facies. We are presenting a classical case of multiple familial trichoepitheliomas (MFTs) with characteristic histopathological features leading to leonine facies.