HAIR CORTEX COMEDO

We report two cases of skin lesions that clinically resemble a comedo. Both lesions demonstrated a firm black papule which was histopatholog ically reminiscent of a dilated hair follicle associated with an abnor mality of the hair cortex. These findings are thus considered to repre sent a unique and peculiar variant of the dilated pore of Winer, and t he term ''hair cortex comedo'' is therefore believed to be suitable fo r such lesions.