Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome of the scalp: Histologic and ultrastructural findings

Akiva Trattner*, Michael David, Arye Rothem, Eiten Ben-David, Miriam Sandbank

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Abstract

Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome is an association of connective tissue nevi and osteopoikilosis that usually appears in the first decades of life. The nevi occur on the trunk and extremities. In a 48-year-old man with this rare syndrome the connective tissue nevus was located on the scalp and was pruritic. Histologically, involvement of the epidermis with cystic dilatation of the hair follicles and an abnormality of mucopolysaccharides were present. The nevi in this syndrome may involve an alteration in the three components of connective tissue to a variable degree.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)822-824
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume24
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991

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