<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Perifollicular fibroma (PFF) is a rare proliferative lesion originating from the perifollicular connective tissue sheath. It may be congenital or acquired manifesting as skin colored to pink, asymptomatic papules of 1-5 mm in size. They are commonly distributed in the head and neck region. Multiple PFFs may be associated with internal malignancy or as a part of Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome. Histopathology serves as an essential tool in clinching the diagnosis. Herein we report a case of giant congenital PFF.</p></abstract>

Perifollicular fibroma (PFF) is a rare proliferative lesion originating from the perifollicular connective tissue sheath. It may be congenital or acquired manifesting as skin colored to pink, asymptomatic papules of 1-5 mm in size. They are commonly distributed in the head and neck region. Multiple PFFs may be associated with internal malignancy or as a part of Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome. Histopathology serves as an essential tool in clinching the diagnosis. Herein we report a case of giant congenital PFF.

A case of Giant Perifollicular Fibroma - a Diagnostic Challenge

Department of Dermatology, Kasturba Medical College

Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College

Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology

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Perifollicular fibroma (PFF) is a rare proliferative lesion originating from the perifollicular connective tissue sheath. It may be congenital or acquired...

A case of Giant Perifollicular Fibroma - a Diagnostic Challenge

Published Online: Sep 22, 2020

Page range: 19 - 21

Received: Dec 12, 2019

Accepted: Jan 16, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjdv-2020-0004

Keywords
Fibroma, Hair Follicle, Skin Diseases, Facial Neoplasms, Diagnosis, Hamartoma, Dermoscopy, Case Reports

© 2020 Raghavendra Rao et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A case of Giant Perifollicular Fibroma - a Diagnostic Challenge

Published Online: Sep 22, 2020

Page range: 19 - 21

Received: Dec 12, 2019

Accepted: Jan 16, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjdv-2020-0004

KeywordsFibroma, Hair Follicle, Skin Diseases, Facial Neoplasms, Diagnosis, Hamartoma, Dermoscopy, Case Reports

© 2020 Raghavendra Rao et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Fibroma, Hair Follicle, Skin Diseases, Facial Neoplasms, Diagnosis, Hamartoma, Dermoscopy, Case Reports