Growth hormone therapy in boy with panhypopituitarism may induce pilomatricoma recurrence: case report
Oswiecimska, J.M.; Ziora, K.T.; Ziora, K.N.; Pindycka-Piaszczynska, M.; Zajecki, W.; Pikiewicz-Koch, A.; Stojewska, Młgorzata.
Neuro Endocrinology Letters 29(1): 51-54
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0172-780X PMID: 18283258 Document Number: 619529
Pilomatricoma is usually a solitary subcutaneous nodule. Recurrence of the nodule after surgical excision is very rare. Pilomatricoma occurrence in patients with growth hormone (GH) deficiency has not been reported, yet. We report a 14-year-old boy with pilomatricoma and panhypopituitarism. After GH therapy had been started, we observed two relapses of previously completely excised pilomatricoma in the same location and a new pilomatricoma formation on the chin.