Pilomatricoma of the eyelid

Pilomatricoma is an uncommon benign tumor considered to be harmatoma of hair matrix. Here we present a case of 27 year old male patient who had solitary swelling over the right upper eyelid. On the basis of clinical and histopathological background, the diagnosis of pilomatricoma was made.

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Main Authors: Tasleem Arif, Syed Suhail Amin, Dinesh Raj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Our Dermatology Online 2018-02-01
Series:Nasza Dermatologia Online
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Online Access:http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2018-1-21-pilomatricoma/
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spelling doaj-1eb2d734084740b1959b07269b88371b2020-11-24T21:36:36ZengOur Dermatology OnlineNasza Dermatologia Online2081-93902018-02-0191737410.7241/ourd.20181.21 Pilomatricoma of the eyelidTasleem Arif0Syed Suhail Amin1Dinesh Raj 2Department of Dermatology, STDs and Leprosy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh, India Department of Dermatology, STDs and Leprosy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh, India Department of Dermatology, STDs and Leprosy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh, India Pilomatricoma is an uncommon benign tumor considered to be harmatoma of hair matrix. Here we present a case of 27 year old male patient who had solitary swelling over the right upper eyelid. On the basis of clinical and histopathological background, the diagnosis of pilomatricoma was made. http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2018-1-21-pilomatricoma/Hair matrix; Hamartoma; Pilomatricoma
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author Tasleem Arif
Syed Suhail Amin
Dinesh Raj
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Syed Suhail Amin
Dinesh Raj
Pilomatricoma of the eyelid
Nasza Dermatologia Online
Hair matrix; Hamartoma; Pilomatricoma
author_facet Tasleem Arif
Syed Suhail Amin
Dinesh Raj
author_sort Tasleem Arif
title Pilomatricoma of the eyelid
title_short Pilomatricoma of the eyelid
title_full Pilomatricoma of the eyelid
title_fullStr Pilomatricoma of the eyelid
title_full_unstemmed Pilomatricoma of the eyelid
title_sort pilomatricoma of the eyelid
publisher Our Dermatology Online
series Nasza Dermatologia Online
issn 2081-9390
publishDate 2018-02-01
description Pilomatricoma is an uncommon benign tumor considered to be harmatoma of hair matrix. Here we present a case of 27 year old male patient who had solitary swelling over the right upper eyelid. On the basis of clinical and histopathological background, the diagnosis of pilomatricoma was made.
topic Hair matrix; Hamartoma; Pilomatricoma
url http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2018-1-21-pilomatricoma/
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