Eruptive vellus hair cyst: Report of two familial cases with facial lesions
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Eruptive vellus hair cysts are disorders that present as cystic papules usually on the chest and extremities. Facial involvement is very rare in this disorder and few reports of facial eruptive vellus hair cysts have been presented till now.We present two cases of eruptive vellus hair cysts in a mother and her daughter with facial distribution.
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