Unusual dermoscopic features of multiple pilomatricomas, including a rare bullous variant
Dear Editor, Pilomatricoma, or Malherbe's calcifying epithelioma, is a benign neoplasm derived from hair follicle matrix cells. It usually presents as a solitary, firm, slow-growing subcutaneous nodule. Multiple pilomatricomas occur in about 2% of cases and may be associated with syndromes like Gardner's syndrome, Turner syndrome, and myotonic dystrophy. The bullous variant is an exceptionally rare form that presents with an overlying blister due to lymphatic dilation. [...].
Authors
- Caterina Mariarosaria Giorgio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2148-8914)
- Eugenia Veronica Di Brizzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0278-2443)
- Francesco Esposito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1678-2716)
- Gaetano Licata
- Luca Damiani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6376-6148)
- Mario Diplomatico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5671-1798)
- Filomena Barbato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6442-1662)
Institutions
- Ospedale Sant Antonio (IT)
- Santobono Children's Hospital (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dermatology Reports
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2025.10317
- Primary Topic
- Cancer and Skin Lesions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00