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Isolated collagenoma developing on the scalp Volume 24, issue 6, November-December 2014

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Department of Dermatology,
Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
1-1 Seiryo-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai,
Miyagi 980-8574, Japan

Connective tissue nevi are hamartomas consisting of one or several components of dermal connective tissue, including collagen, elastin and glycosaminoglycan [1]. Isolated collagenoma (IC) is a rare type of connective tissue nevi that is categorized as an acquired collagenoma. IC presents as a hamartomatous overgrowth of otherwise normal collagen [1]. These lesions can be hereditary or sporadic. Generally, collagenomas are asymptomatic and usually occur on the upper trunk, arms, back, thighs and soles, [...]