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Faun Tail Nevus: A Case Report

Faun Tail Nevüs: Bir Olgu Sunumu

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In this report a 20-year-old male patient who applied with the complaints of hair growth since his birth in the lumbar region, has thoracolumbar hypertrichosis along with port wine stain in the dermatological examination, and diagnosed with spina bifida occulta and syringohydromyelia by magnetic resonance imaging was presented to emphasize the clinical importance of faun tail nevus.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Faun tail nevus is a triangular abnormal congenital hypertrichosis which consisting of hairs in different lengths usually located in the lumbosacral region, and important for dermatologists as it may be a marker for underlying vertebral and spinal cord anomalies.
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Key Findings & Data:Faun tail nevus is a triangular abnormal congenital hypertrichosis which consisting of hairs in different lengths usually located in the lumbosacral region, and important for dermatologists as it may be a marker for underlying vertebral and spinal cord anomalies.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this report a 20-year-old male patient who applied with the complaints of hair growth since his birth in the lumbar region, has thoracolumbar hypertrichosis along with port wine stain in the dermatological examination, and diagnosed with spina bifida occulta and syringohydromyelia by magnetic resonance imaging was presented to emphasize the clinical importance of faun tail nevus.
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Abstract

Faun tail nevus is a triangular abnormal congenital hypertrichosis which consisting of hairs in different lengths usually located in the lumbosacral region, and important for dermatologists as it may be a marker for underlying vertebral and spinal cord anomalies. In this report a 20-year-old male patient who applied with the complaints of hair growth since his birth in the lumbar region, has thoracolumbar hypertrichosis along with port wine stain in the dermatological examination, and diagnosed with spina bifida occulta and syringohydromyelia by magnetic resonance imaging was presented to emphasize the clinical importance of faun tail nevus.

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Faun tail nevüs altta yatan vertebra ve spinal kord anomalileri için işaret olabileceğindendermatologlar açısından önemli, genellikle lumbosakral bölgeye yerleşen farklı uzunluktakıllardan oluşan üçgen şeklinde konjenital anormal hipertrikozdur. Burada bel bölgesindedoğumundan beri olan kıllanma şikayeti ile başvuran, dermatolojik muayenede portoşarabı lekesi ile birlikte torakolomber hipertrikozu bulunan ve manyetik rezonansgörüntüleme ile spina bifida occulta ve siringohidromiyeli tespit edilen 20 yaşında erkekhasta faun tail nevüsün klinik önemini vurgulamak amacıyla sunuldu.

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DURAN, H. Y., SARP, A. F., UYSAL, S. Ş., DAĞAR, C., KELEKÇİ, H. (2019). Faun Tail Nevus: A Case Report. Türk Dermatoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 13 - Sayı: 1, 13–15. https://ajindex.com/articles/417153

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