1.8 Cyst

Sinônimos

None.

Definição / Descrição

Cyst: a nodule consisting of liquid or semi-solid material surrounded by a capsule located in the dermis. Pseudocyst is different due to lack of capsule/epithelial wall. 

Localização

May appear anywhere on body; can be solitary, localized or disseminated.

Curso

May progress to infection, necrosis, ulcer or scar.

Dermatoses típicas

Epidermoid cyst, trichilemmal cyst, hidradenitis suppurativa, severe acne.

Fisiopatologia

Retention of secretions (epidermoid cyst/trichilemmal cyst).