Trichofolliculoma: A benign hair tumor which looks like a small lump with a tuft of hair growing out of it. The hair is often white and short. They often occur around the nose area. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Trichofolliculoma is available below.
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Trichofolliculoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Trichofolliculoma, or a subtype of Trichofolliculoma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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