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Case Reports
. 2017 Sep-Oct;8(5):358-360.
doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_67_17.

Multiple Familial Trichoepitheliomas Presenting as Leonine Facies

Sanjay Singh  1 , Prateek Sondhi  1 , Deepika Yadav  1 , Savita Yadav  1
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Multiple Familial Trichoepitheliomas Presenting as Leonine Facies

Sanjay Singh et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2017 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Trichoepithelioma is a benign tumor of follicular unit. It has been rarely described as the cause of leonine facies. We are presenting a classical case of multiple familial trichoepitheliomas (MFTs) with characteristic histopathological features leading to leonine facies.

Keywords: Basaloid cells; familial; leonine facies; trichoepithelioma.

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Figure 1
Multiple closely aggregated skin colored, firm, papules, and nodules over face and scalp
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Figure 2
(a and b) Nests of basaloid cells containing few horn cysts in upper and mid dermis with follicular differentiation (Hematoxylin and eosin staining, ×40 and ×100)
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Figure 3
Moderately good improvement in glabellar region, nose, and adjacent cheek in form of significant flattening of lesions with minimal scarring and mild postinflammatory pigmentation
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