I commend Jaiswal et al on the highly illustrative case report entitled ‘Precoccygeal epidermal inclusion cyst presenting as coccygodynia’, published in your journal.(1) As the Director of the Coccyx Pain Service at a medical university, I wholeheartedly applaud the stepwise and thorough evaluation that these authors have provided for their patient, including obtaining a detailed history, perfo...

An epidermal inclusion cyst is a widespread benign intradermal lesion and may occur anywhere in the body. Normally, it appears as a non-tender, soft mass of variable size. Dissection usually reveals grayish-white or whitish gelatinous materials and a smooth inner surface. The overlying skin almost always shows unremarkable changes. On occasion, the cyst may rupture and induce an inflammatory re...

A 26-year-old male had had a painless right gluteal swelling for the past 10 years. It measured 5 cm64 cm and was soft and non-£uctuant. The swelling was excised. The surgical specimen measured 4 cm63 cm63 cm and appeared as an irregular mass of adipose tissue. The cut surface revealed a bilocular cystic lesion (Fig. 1). The larger cyst (A) measured 2 cm in diameter and had a thick ¢brous wall ...

1. Sarno EN, Illarramendi X, Nery JA, Sales AM, GutierrezGalhardo MC, Fernandes Penna ML, et al. HIV-M. leprae interaction: Can HAART modify the course of leprosy? Public Health Rep 2008;123:206-12. 2. Deps PD, Lockwood DN. Leprosy presenting as immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: Proposed definitions and classification. Lepr Rev 2010;81:59-68. 3. Ustiantowski AP, Lawn SD, Lockwood DN....

introduction: epidermoid cysts are rare, slow‑growing, benign, developmental cysts, which are derived from abnormally situated ectodermal tissue. epidermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth represent <0.01% of all oral cysts. so far, only a few cases have been reported. case report: hereby, we present a case of a giant sublingual epidermoid cyst, which was completely asymptomatic upon presentati...