Branchio-oculo-facial syndrome with bilateral linear scars of the neck.

A case of branchio-oculo-facial syndrome with bilateral linear scars affecting both sides of the neck is described. The disease occured in a male patient aged 20 years and presented with facial asymmetry, pre and postauricular pits, lip pits, microphthalmia, broad malformed nose, colobomas and dystrophic right kidney. In addition, there were bilateral linear hypertrophic scars on both sides of the neck. We believe that the latter lesions may represent the end stage of dermal thymus; a rare condition which has been reported so far in only four cases, two of which had branchio-oculo-facial syndrome.

Basaloid follicular hamartoma.

Basaloid follicular hamartoma (BFH) is a unique benign follicular hamartoma characterized by variable clinical presentations, identical histologic features and possible associations with numerous disorders. Basaloid follicular hamartoma may be hereditary or acquired. Hereditary cases may be either generalized or unilateral nevoid. Although the generalized forms are usually associated with systemic manifestations, such as myasthenia gravis,(2) it may occasionally present without internal disorders. On the other hand, the acquired forms of BFH may present in the form of localized or solitary forms. Herein we present four cases of BFH, one of them (first case) represents a unique form of the generalized variant of BFH, showing no associated internal disorders.