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. 2023 Oct 5;14(6):904-905.
doi: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_611_22. eCollection 2023 Nov-Dec.

Pearly Pinna Papules in a Young Female

Suvidha D Kamath  1 , Rochelle C Monteiro  1 , Jacintha Martis  1 , Ramith P Shetty  1
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Pearly Pinna Papules in a Young Female

Suvidha D Kamath et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Multiple pearly papules over right pinna (b) Multiple pearly papules over left pinna (c) Multiple acrochordons over right axilla (d) Multiple acrochordons over left axilla
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Epidermis thinned out with dermis showing collagenous stroma, mostly concentrated around the hair follicles (H&E, 4x) (b) Collagenous stroma around blood vessels and hair follicles, with spindle-shaped fibroblasts and proliferation of the follicular epithelium (H&E, 40x) (c) (Masson's trichrome stain positive for collagen (10x) (d) Periodic acid Schiff Positive (10x)
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