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Clinical presentation of cutaneous pili migrans (CPM). (a) Image recorded by the patient. Black arrow points to CPM lesion. (b) In situ migration of CPM in the plantar region of the left foot. (c) Extraction and exposure of the hair shaft. (d) Hair shaft without hair follicle extracted
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The patient recorded the lesion [Figure 1a]. Macroscopically, an intradermal capillary fragment, with approximately 2.5 cm length, was identified on the plantar face of the left hallux [Figure 1b]. By analyzing Figure 1a, the physician concluded that the hair had moved from the epidermis of the plantar region to the proximal region of the hallux of the left foot. After the diagnosis, under local anesthesia, the black line was easily extracted using a 25-gauge needle, and it was found to be a hair shaft without hair follicle [Figure 1c and d].