A Thick-walled Pink Bulla with a Firm Nodule Underneath: A Quiz

Authors

  • Moe Kanaya Department of Dermatology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan
  • Yasuhiro Mitsui Department of Dermatology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan; Department of Dermatology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Japan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2587-2206
  • Chinatsu Shobatake Department of Dermatology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Japan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9013-7198
  • Satoka Tatebayashi Department of Plastic Surgery, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan
  • Takashi Nakanishi Department of Plastic Surgery, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43674

Keywords:

pilomatricoma, bullous lesions, ultrasound, imaging

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Author Biography

Yasuhiro Mitsui, Department of Dermatology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan; Department of Dermatology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Japan

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Published

2025-05-16

How to Cite

Kanaya, M., Mitsui, Y., Shobatake, C., Tatebayashi, S., & Nakanishi, T. (2025). A Thick-walled Pink Bulla with a Firm Nodule Underneath: A Quiz. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv43674. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43674