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Surendra Kumar1, Satyendra Kumar Singh2, Alka Bansal3
1Department of Dermatology and Venereology, JLN Medical College, Ajmer, India.
Abstract:
Connective tissue nevi of the skin are benign hamartomatous lesions consisting predominantly of one of the components of the extracellular matrix comprising of collagen, elastin or glycosaminoglycans type. Connective tissue nevi may be solitary or multiple, sporadic or inherited. Collagenomas are asymptomatic and usually occurs over upper trunk, arms, back, thighs and soles. We, hereby report a young boy with collagenoma over the scalp, a rare site.
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