Epithelial Inclusion Cyst of the Foot Causing Pressure Ulcer and Skin Breach

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Niall Fitzpatrick Ahmad Bilal Anand Pillai

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Niall Fitzpatrick
Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom

A B S T R A C T

Epithelial inclusion cysts are benign lesions that rarely occur in the extremities in the absence of trauma. They may demonstrate slow but progressive enlargement. This case relates to a 50 year old female who presented with a grade 1 pressure ulcer to the plantar surface of her right foot, associated with discomfort mobilising and pain upon wearing traditional footwear. Surgical excision was performed, and histology demonstrated an epithelial inclusion cyst, leading to complete recovery and resolution of the plantar pressure ulcer.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Mon 01, May 2023
Accepted: Tue 16, May 2023
Published: Mon 17, Jul 2023

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© 2023 Niall Fitzpatrick. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.JSCR.2023.02.03