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Review
. 2020 Jan;37(1):9-17.
doi: 10.1111/pde.13947. Epub 2019 Oct 16.

Syndromes associated with multiple pilomatricomas: When should clinicians be concerned?

Kevin Ciriacks  1 , Daniel Knabel  2 , Megan Brittany Waite  3
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Review

Syndromes associated with multiple pilomatricomas: When should clinicians be concerned?

Kevin Ciriacks et al. Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

Background: Multiple pilomatricomas have been linked to various syndromes. However, these associations are poorly defined, leaving practitioners conflicted on management of these patients.

Objective: To perform a comprehensive review to clarify the strength of these relationships and identify which patients may benefit from additional screening and/or genetic screening.

Methods: A literature search was performed using the PubMed, Ovid, and Cochrane databases. Syndromic, familial, and sporadic cases of multiple pilomatricomas were stratified based on number of pilomatricomas. This information was graphed for visual comparison.

Results: Sixty-six syndromic cases from 52 publications were identified, with the majority (54) of cases representing myotonic dystrophy, familial adenomatous polyposis-related syndromes (including Gardner syndrome), Turner syndrome, or Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. Twenty-five of the 54 cases (46.3%) had six or more pilomatricomas. Of sporadic cases, 128 out of 134 (95.5%) had five or less pilomatricomas.

Limitations: Most articles were case reports and series, which are vulnerable to publication bias. Specific details were not explicitly noted in some original articles, and incomplete data could not always be included in analysis. Syndromes may have been missed in sporadic cases.

Conclusion: The presence of six or more pilomatricomas is highly suggestive of an underlying syndrome (>95% specificity). These patients should undergo additional screening. Patients with less than six pilomatricomas and family history of myotonic dystrophy, first-degree relative with colon cancer or FAP-related syndrome, or family history of pilomatricomas should also undergo further screening.

Keywords: Gardner; Rubinstein-Taybi; Turner; calcifying epithelioma; myotonic dystrophy; pilomatricoma; pilomatrixoma.

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