Two cases of coccygeal polypoid eccrine nevi presenting as skin tags.

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  • Min Young Park
  • Eun-So Lee
چکیده

An eccrine nevus is a rare hamartoma characterized by an increase in the number or size of eccrine glands. Eccrine nevi usually present as localized hyperhidrosis and are not associated with overlying skin abnormalities. However, among the cases that have been reported in the literature, some unique presentations of eccrine nevi have been demonstrated, including a pigmented patch, a depressed nodule, linear papules, and a sacral skin tag. Herein, we report two unusual cases of coccygeal polypoid eccrine nevi and review the literature.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Annals of dermatology

دوره 21 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009