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Two cases of trichostasis spinulosa treated with cyanoacrylic adhesive Volume 24, issue 3, May-June 2014

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1 Başkent University, Department of Dermatology,
6471/5 sokak, No:7, Yalı mahallesi, Bostanlı, Karşıyaka-İzmir, Turkey
2 Başkent University, Department of Dermatology, Ankara, Turkey

Trichostasis spinulosa (TS) is a follicular disorder that is characterized by spinous plugs on the nose, cheeks, chin and interscapular areas [1, 2]. Histologically, multiple pigmented vellus hairs are enveloped in a keratinous sheath within a dilated hair follicle and sometimes there is a mild perifollicular inflammation [1]. Abnormalities of the follicular unit, microorganisms, in particular Propionibacterium acne and Pityrosporum, endocrine and metabolic disorders and external factors are the [...]