Cutaneous pili migrans

Cutaneous pili migrans
Cutaneous pili migrans
Symptoms	Creeping dot or thread under skin
Causes	Trauma, no cause
Diagnostic method	Appearance
Differential diagnosis	Cutaneous larva migrans
Treatment	Remove hair
Prognosis	Good
Frequency	Rare

Cutaneous pili migrans (CMP) is a piece of hair embedded in skin, typically appearing as a dark or reddish creeping dot or thread, in a similar presentation to cutaneous larva migrans.^[1]^[2] There may be associated pain, though generally no itch.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Cite error: The named reference Zhu2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Schneiderman, Paul I.; Grossman, Marc E. (2022). "Serpiginous lesions". The Clinician's Guide to Dermatologic Differential Diagnosis (2nd ed.). Switzerland: Springer. p. 1153. ISBN 978-3-030-63527-5.
^ Sales, Kelsen dos Santos; de Matos Mota, Anacélia Gomes; Gusmão, Camilla Teixeira Pinheiro; Ribeiro Junior, Howard Lopes (January 2023). "Uncommon Foot Pain: A Rare Case of Sequential Migration of Cutaneous Pili Migrans". International Journal of Trichology. 15 (1): 33–35. doi:10.4103/ijt.ijt_4_21. PMC 10251295. PMID 37305183.

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[Schneiderman2022-2] Schneiderman, Paul I.; Grossman, Marc E. (2022). "Serpiginous lesions". The Clinician's Guide to Dermatologic Differential Diagnosis (2nd ed.). Switzerland: Springer. p. 1153. ISBN 978-3-030-63527-5.

[Sales2023-3] Sales, Kelsen dos Santos; de Matos Mota, Anacélia Gomes; Gusmão, Camilla Teixeira Pinheiro; Ribeiro Junior, Howard Lopes (January 2023). "Uncommon Foot Pain: A Rare Case of Sequential Migration of Cutaneous Pili Migrans". International Journal of Trichology. 15 (1): 33–35. doi:10.4103/ijt.ijt_4_21. PMC 10251295. PMID 37305183.

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