Virus-associated trichodysplasia spinulosa

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Virus-associated trichodysplasia spinulosa

ORPHA:228379Disease

Also called Cyclosporine-induced folliculodystrophy · Pilomatrix dysplasia · TS · Trichodysplasia spinulosa · VATS

What it is

Virus-associated trichodysplasia spinulosa is a rare infectious skin disease characterized by the development of follicular papules with keratin spicules in various parts of the body, predominantly in the face (e.g. nose, eyebrows, auricles), that is due to polyomavirus infection in immunocompromized patients.

Key facts

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of onset
All ages
Inheritance
Not applicable
Classified as
Disease

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

ICD-10 codes

L08.8filed under a broader ICD-10 category

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

MEDDRA 10072358MONDO 0016455UMLS C3267126

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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