Case Report
Year: 2020 | Month: August | Volume: 10 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 205-207
Cutaneous Horn Arising From Burn Scar: A Rare Case Report and Management
Raj Kumar1, Anjali Sharma2, Rahul Gupta3
1MS General Surgery, Civil Hospital Baijnath, Himachal Pradesh
2Resident Doctor, Department of Microbiology, DRPGMC Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh
3MD Community Medicine, District Programme Officer, Health and Family Welfare, Himachal Pradesh
Corresponding Author: Anjali Sharma
ABSTRACT
Cutaneous horn is a dense hyperkeratotic conical projection of the epidermis that resembles like an animal horn. This was a rare case which presented with a horn like structure arising over the anterolateral aspect of right thigh. The structure was excised surgically with resection margin and sent for histopathology examination. The revealed no evidence of malignancy. The patient recovered completely without any complications. It has both medical and social implications. Early treatment with wide surgical excision and histopathological examination is necessary to rule out malignancy.
Key words: Case Report, Cutaneous Horn, India, Surgical Management, Acanthosis