Massive exophytic abscesses and fibrotic masses of the chin: A variant of the follicular occlusion triad

Massive exophytic abscesses and fibrotic masses of the chin: A variant of the follicular occlusion triad

We present a patient with an extensive cluster of exophytic nodules that developed on his chin. These nodules consisted of abscesses and fibrotic areas. Lesion morphology, histology, and microbiology support a follicular occlusion triad entity. However, the distribution is striking and does not fit...

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Published in:Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Vol. 48; no. 5; pp. S47 - S50
Main Authors: Meyers, Scott W., Bercovitch, Lionel, Polley, Kimberly, Taira, James, DeCamp, Nicole, Mahalingam, Meera, Grillone, Greg, Grande, Donald
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01-05-2003
Elsevier
Subjects:
Abscess - pathology
Abscess - surgery
Biological and medical sciences
Chin - pathology
Dermatology
Fibrosis - pathology
Fibrosis - surgery
Folliculitis - complications
Folliculitis - pathology
Folliculitis - surgery
Humans
Laser Therapy
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects
Case study
Human
Pseudotumor
Skin disease
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Abscess
Clinical form
Chin
Sweat gland disease
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Summary:We present a patient with an extensive cluster of exophytic nodules that developed on his chin. These nodules consisted of abscesses and fibrotic areas. Lesion morphology, histology, and microbiology support a follicular occlusion triad entity. However, the distribution is striking and does not fit the entities described in the triad. We present the case to show that follicular occlusion was the inciting factor in our patient's eruption and to broaden our concept of clinical manifestations that can arise from this pathologic process. (J Am Acad Dermatol 2003;48:S47-50.)
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ISSN:0190-9622
1097-6787
DOI:10.1067/mjd.2003.145