Hyperplasia and Hypertrophy of Pacinian Corpuscles: A Case Report

Am J Dermatopathol. 2015 Aug;37(8):e100-1. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000162.

Abstract

The proliferation of Pacinian corpuscles is a rare benign lesion that occurs frequently in the fingers of hands, with the only clinical sign of pain when a drastic temperature change happens. A case of an extremely rare lesion in which we observed hypertrophy and hyperplasia of Pacinian corpuscles has been reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Fingers
  • Hand Dermatoses / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia / pathology
  • Hypertrophy / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Pacinian Corpuscles / pathology*