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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 167-169 |
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Multiple trichilemmal cysts of the scalp in a young male
Abhijeet Kumar Jha1, Rajesh Sinha1, Smita Prasad1, Shashikant Kumar2
1 Department of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
2 Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
Correspondence Address:
Abhijeet Kumar Jha
Department of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.171576
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Trichilemmal cyst (TC) is a benign cyst and is lined by stratified squamous epithelium that is derived from the outer root sheath. Middle-aged females are more commonly affected. It has close resemblance to epidermoid cyst and hence should be differentiated. We report a case of painful multiple TC on the scalp in a young male where a skin punch has been used as a therapeutic method.
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