Intrafollicular collagenous crystalloids in a hair follicle of the nose

Denisa Kacerovska; Michal Michal; Dmitry V Kazakov

doi:10.1177/1066896909344721

Intrafollicular collagenous crystalloids in a hair follicle of the nose

Int J Surg Pathol. 2011 Dec;19(6):800-2. doi: 10.1177/1066896909344721. Epub 2009 Oct 14.

Authors

Denisa Kacerovska¹, Michal Michal, Dmitry V Kazakov

Affiliation

¹ Charles University, Medical Faculty Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic.

PMID: 19828595
DOI: 10.1177/1066896909344721

Abstract

The authors report an unusual case of intrafollicular collagenous crystalloids in an 86-year-old woman. The presence of collagenous crystalloids within the follicular epithelium is intriguing and has not been described previously.

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis
Collagen / analysis
Collagen / metabolism*
Crystallization
Crystalloid Solutions
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hair Diseases / metabolism
Hair Diseases / pathology*
Hair Follicle / chemistry
Hair Follicle / metabolism
Hair Follicle / pathology*
Humans
Isotonic Solutions / analysis
Nose
Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis

Substances

Crystalloid Solutions
Isotonic Solutions
Collagen