Diagnosis: Trichoepithelioma
Description: Purplish papules on the forehead
Morphology: Papules,skin coloured
Site: Forehead
Sex: M
Age: 37
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Ian McColl
Differential DiagnosisHistory: This man had trichoepitheliomas as grouped skin coloured papules on his nose and cheeks.He also had lesions on his forehead which showed the histology of cylindromas.They were more purplish papules and nodules rather than skin coloured.Both conditions ran in his family.