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. 2023 May-Jun;68(3):357.
doi: 10.4103/ijd.IJD_42_17.

A Tiny Yellowish Growth on the Eyebrow

Keshavmurthy A Adya  1 , Arun C Inamadar  1 , Aparna Palit  1 , Ajit B Janagond  1
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A Tiny Yellowish Growth on the Eyebrow

Keshavmurthy A Adya et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2023 May-Jun.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
A 4 × 2 mm circumscribed yellowish growth on the inferior margin of the left eyebrow.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A magnified visualization of the lesion clearly showed the lobulated surface and yellowish colour with a few hair follicles traversing through it. [x30 magnification]
Figure 3
Figure 3
Photomicrograph of the lesion showing aggregations of hyperplastic mature sebaceous glands occupying almost the entire dermis with intervening septa-like partitions. [x10, H and E]
Figure 4
Figure 4
Higher magnification showing mature sebaceous glands without any cellular atypia, and the characteristic holocrine secretion at the centre. [x40, H and E]
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