Inmate carrier of cutis verticis gyrata

Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2019;21(2):106-110.

Abstract

The cutis verticis gyrata (CVG) is a clinical stigma considered to be very rare that mostly affects males. It consists of characteristic folds in the scalp, similar to cerebral convolutions, which tend to affect the parietal and occipital areas. It is considered a pachyderma of the cranial skin, and can appear at different ages for different reasons. Images are shown of the first clinical case described in prisons, as well as the initial diagnostic and therapeutic approach.

El cutis verticis gyrata (CVG) es un estigma clínico considerado muy raro, que afecta fundamentalmente a varones. Consiste en un plegamiento característico del cuero cabelludo, a modo de circunvoluciones cerebrales, que suele afectar las áreas parietales y occipital. Se considera una paquidermia de la piel del cráneo, que puede aparecer a diferentes edades por diferentes causas. Se muestran imágenes del primer caso clínico descrito en prisiones y el abordaje diagnóstico y terapéutico inicial.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prisons*
  • Scalp / abnormalities*
  • Spain