| Literature DB >> 24403773 |
Surendra Kumar1, Satyendra Kumar Singh2, Alka Bansal3, Manish Bansal2.
Abstract
Connective tissue nevi of the skin are benign hamartomatous lesions consisting predominantly of one of the components of the extracellular matrix comprising of collagen, elastin or glycosaminoglycans type. Connective tissue nevi may be solitary or multiple, sporadic or inherited. Collagenomas are asymptomatic and usually occurs over upper trunk, arms, back, thighs and soles. We, hereby report a young boy with collagenoma over the scalp, a rare site.Entities:
Keywords: Collagenoma; connective tissue nevus; scalp
Year: 2013 PMID: 24403773 PMCID: PMC3877481 DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.122969
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Trichology ISSN: 0974-7753