Cutaneous horn overlying a trichofolliculoma involving the ear

Authors

  • Abdul Rehman Arshad Departments of *Medicine and **Surgery, 1 Mountain Medical Battalion, Bagh, Azad Kashmir
  • Muhammad Younus Awan Departments of *Medicine and **Surgery, 1 Mountain Medical Battalion, Bagh, Azad Kashmir

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.v23i4.328

Keywords:

Cutaneous horn, hyperkeratosis, trichofolliculoma, hamartoma, hair follicle

Abstract

Trichofolliculomas are benign hamartomas of the hair follicles. Usually seen around the nose, they present as small skin-coloured papules or nodules. We present a patient who presented with a cutaneous horn on the pinna developing over a trichofolliculoma, something not described in literature in the past. The growth was excised and the diagnosis was established on histopathological examination.

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Published

16.12.2016

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Cutaneous horn overlying a trichofolliculoma involving the ear. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 16 [cited 2026 Aug. 27];23(4):455-7. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/328