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Cureus. 2017 Aug 23;9(8):e1596. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1596.

Familial Multiple Trichodiscomas: Case Report and Concise Review.

Cureus

Yun Tong, Alvin B Coda, Jeremy A Schneider, Tissa R Hata, Philip R Cohen, Weiner, Linnan

Affiliations

  1. Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego.
  2. Department of Dermatology, Scripps Health.
  3. Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego.

PMID: 29067220 PMCID: PMC5652887 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.1596

Abstract

Familial multiple trichodiscomas is a condition characterized by multiple asymptomatic skin papules. The inheritance pattern has not been established. The skin lesions usually appear in childhood. The diagnosis of the cutaneous papules is established by pathologic evaluation. Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome is excluded by not detecting any aberration in the

Keywords: cancer; discoid; familial; fibromas; folliculin; irt-hogg-dubé; multiple; papules; trichodiscoma

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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