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Case Reports
. 2014 Mar-Apr;89(2):326-8.
doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142949.

Primary essential cutis verticis gyrata - case report

Jeane Jeong Hoon Yang  1 , Daniela Tiemi Sano  1 , Silvia Regina Martins  1 , Antonio José Tebcherani  1 , Ana Paula Galli Sanchez  1
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Case Reports

Primary essential cutis verticis gyrata - case report

Jeane Jeong Hoon Yang et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2014 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Cutis verticis gyrata is characterized by excessive formation of scalp skin. It may be primary (essential and nonessential) or secondary. In the primary essential form it presents only folding skin formation on the scalp, mimicking cerebral gyri, without associated comorbidities. We report a rare case of a 28 year-old male patient with primary essential cutis verticis gyrata.

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Cutis verticis gyrata. Cutaneous hypertrophy with cerebriform aspect of scalp, anteroposterior disposition in parietal regions and horizontal in occipital region
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FIGURE 2
Cutis verticis gyrata. Scalp hypertrophy with anteroposterior folds in parietal region
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FIGURE 3
HE. 40x. Epidermis and dermis within normality standards for the biopsied region
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FIGURE 4
HE.100x. Dermis and cutaneous annexes within normality standards. Absence of dermal deposits
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