Cutaneous pili migrans over the scalp of an infant
An infant was brought to our outpatient department with a large burrow over his scalp, which was present since 1-month. His father had extracted a thread like structure from the burrow. On scanning microscopic examination, the thread like structure was found to be a terminal body hair. Cutaneous pil...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | An infant was brought to our outpatient department with a large burrow over his scalp, which was present since 1-month. His father had extracted a thread like structure from the burrow. On scanning microscopic examination, the thread like structure was found to be a terminal body hair. Cutaneous pili migrans (CPM) is a rare skin condition in which a hair shaft or fragment is embedded in the superficial skin. To best of our knowledge this is first reported case of scalp involvement in CPM. |
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| Item Description: | 2319-7250 10.4103/2319-7250.173156 |