Trichodysplasia spinulosa in a child: Identification of trichodysplasia spinulosa‐associated polyomavirus in skin, serum, and urine

A 6‐year‐old girl with a history of chronic immunosuppression following small bowel and colon transplantation for tufting enteropathy presented with a diffuse, facial‐predominant eruption composed of pink‐to‐skin‐colored papules with central white dystrophic spicules. Histology from a punch biopsy and polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) from plucked spicules confirmed a diagnosis of trichodysplasia spinulosa ( TS ). Additional molecular studies...