Hair Follicle Nevus of the Abdominal Skin: An Unusual Extracephalic Presentation. Issue 3 (6th March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jedrych, Jaroslaw; Akilov, Oleg; Gehris, Robin; Ho, Jonhan
• Is Part Of: Pediatric dermatology. Volume 31:Issue 3(2014)
• Page Start: e85
• Page End: e86
• Publication Date: 2014-03-06
• Subjects: Pediatric dermatology -- Periodicals; Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.925
• DOI: 10.1111/pde.12315
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0736-8046

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="pde12315-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Hair follicle nevus (HFN) is a rare hamartoma typically diagnosed on the face of infants, where it may clinically mimic an accessory tragus. We report a 6‐month‐old boy who presented with a congenital fleshy, bilobed papule in the midline of his upper abdomen that upon excision was classified as an HFN based on detailed histopathologic examination. Our report documents a previously undescribed extracephalic location of the HFN and therefore expands the spectrum of clinical presentations of this rare hamartoma.</p> </abstract>