Nodular Lesion in Cheek With a Hair Tuft

Am J Dermatopathol. 2017 Aug;39(8):e106. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000572.

Abstract

Trichostasis spinulosa is a rarely diagnosed disorder of the pilosebaceous unit, characterized by retention of telogen hairs within the dilated follicles. A hair tuft can be seen protruding from the follicles. We present a case of trichostasis spinulosa associated with intradermal melanocytic nevi, where dermoscopy helps to identify this entity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cheek / pathology
  • Female
  • Hair Diseases / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Keratosis / pathology*
  • Nevus, Pigmented / pathology*
  • Pruritus / pathology*

Supplementary concepts

  • Trichostasis spinulosa