Pigmented terminal hair cysts within an intradermal melanocytic naevus

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2003 Jan;17(1):94-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00638.x.

Abstract

The combination of melanocytic naevi and cysts of adnexal or epithelial origin has been described previously. Herein we describe a case of intradermal melanocytic naevus containing pigmented terminal hair cysts, a rare variant of epithelial cysts. Our observation suggests that pigmented follicular cysts and combined cystic-melanocytic lesions may be attributed to follicular occlusion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cysts / pathology*
  • Female
  • Hair / pathology
  • Hair Diseases / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Nevus, Pigmented / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*