Pili multigemini
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Pili multigemini, also known as "compound hairs,"[1] is a malformation characterized by the presence of bifurcated or multiple divided hair matrices and papillae, giving rise to the formation of multiple hair shafts within the individual follicles.[2][3]
Description
The name describes a condition where several separate hair fibers bunch together and emerge from the skin through a single hair canal. Pathology shows that deep in the skin several dermal papillae are closely situated with each producing a fiber, but these separate hair follicle bulbs combine into one hair canal towards the skin surface. Folliculitis can sometimes be associated with this condition.[1]
Treatment
Electrology will permanently remove pili multigemini. Depilating laser treatment has been suggested to improve symptomatic pili multigemini.[4]
See also
References
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