Pili multigemini: a pilar dysplasia with linear disposition.

Citation
P. Schoenlaub et al., Pili multigemini: a pilar dysplasia with linear disposition., ANN DER VEN, 127(2), 2000, pp. 205-207
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology
Journal title
ANNALES DE DERMATOLOGIE ET DE VENEREOLOGIE
ISSN journal
01519638 → ACNP
Volume
127
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
205 - 207
Database
ISI
SICI code
0151-9638(200002)127:2<205:PMAPDW>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Background. pill muItigemini is an uncommon pilar dysplasia with linear dis position which could be explained by the pattern of Blaschko's lines. Case report. A 37-year-old man with no medical history developed pill multi gemini over a heavily bearded chin. Discussion. Mill multigemini is an uncommon developmental defect of hair fo llicles resulting from hairs with multiple matrices and papillae emerging t hrough a single pilosebaceous canal. This defect has a linear distribution on the chin we found to follow Blaschko's lines. pill multigemini has been observed in association with a few rare malformations. Treatment is difficu lt.