Multiple Pilar Cysts On Scalp. They can be touched or felt easily. A trichilemmal cyst also known as a wen is a common cyst that forms from a hair follicle.
A person can have one or many pilar cysts. The part on your scalp where pilar cyst is gets swelled up. When a pilar cyst gets big hair loss where the pilar cyst grows happen.
Other possible sites include the face and neck.
They are basically dome shaped and flesh colored. A trichilemmal cyst also known as a pilar cyst is a keratin filled cyst that originates from the outer hair root sheath. In some instances a horn appear over the infected area making the cyst unsightly to look at. We report a family of 5 generations with leuconychia koilonychia and multiple pilar cysts segregating as an autosomal dominant trait.