Volume 26, Issue 4 pp. 482-484

Multiple Pilomatricomas in Association with Trisomy 9

BRUNO BLAYA M.D.

BRUNO BLAYA M.D.

Department of Dermatology, Cruces Hospital, Baracaldo, Vizcaya, Spain

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ROSARIO GONZALEZ-HERMOSA M.D.

ROSARIO GONZALEZ-HERMOSA M.D.

Department of Dermatology, Cruces Hospital, Baracaldo, Vizcaya, Spain

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JESUS GARDEAZABAL M.D.

JESUS GARDEAZABAL M.D.

Department of Dermatology, Cruces Hospital, Baracaldo, Vizcaya, Spain

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JOSE-LUIS DIAZ-PEREZ M.D., Ph.D.

JOSE-LUIS DIAZ-PEREZ M.D., Ph.D.

Department of Dermatology, Cruces Hospital, Baracaldo, Vizcaya, Spain

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First published: 03 August 2009
Citations: 20
Address correspondence to Bruno Blaya, Department of Dermatology, Cruces Hospital, Pza de Cruces s/n, 48903 Baracaldo, Vizcaya, Spain, or e-mail: [email protected].

Abstract

Abstract:  Multiple appearance of pilomatricoma is a rare phenomenon that has been associated with some diseases like Gardner syndrome, myotonic dystrophy, and Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. We present a case of association of multiple pilomatricoma and trisomy 9, which represents the third published in literature. As a result of the small prevalence of these two entities, we believe they could be related.

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