ABSTRACT
Faun tail nevus is a triangular abnormal congenital hypertrichosis which consisting of hairs in different lengths usually located in the lumbosacral region, and important for dermatologists as it may be a marker for underlying vertebral and spinal cord anomalies. In this report a 20-year-old male patient who applied with the complaints of hair growth since his birth in the lumbar region, has thoracolumbar hypertrichosis along with port wine stain in the dermatological examination, and diagnosed with spina bifida occulta and syringohydromyelia by magnetic resonance imaging was presented to emphasize the clinical importance of faun tail nevus.
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