CUTANEOUS HORN

Course overview

A CUTANEOUS HORN IS USUALLY EVIDENT UPON PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND CAN BE DESCRIBED AS A WHITE OR YELLOW EXOPHYTIC PROTRUSION IN THE SHAPE OF AN ANIMAL HORN. UNLIKE ANIMAL HORNS THAT USUALLY CONTAIN AN OSSEOUS CAST, CUTANEOUS HORNS CONSIST SOLELY OF CORNIFIED PROLIFERATIVE KERATINOCYTES WITHOUT A BONY COMPONENT. THE COLOR, SIZE, SHAPE, AND DIMENSIONS CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY, SO CLINICAL SUSPICION SHOULD BE CONFIRMED BY HISTOPATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT WITH A CUTANEOUS HORN AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.