Steatocystoma Multiplex Suppurativa: A Case with Unusual Giant Cysts over the Scalp and Neck

Case Rep Dermatol. 2019 Mar 19;11(1):71-76. doi: 10.1159/000498882. eCollection 2019 Jan-Apr.

Abstract

Steatocystoma multiplex (SM) is a rare hamartomatous malformation of the pilosebaceous duct junction. Most cases of SM are sporadic, although less common autosomal dominant inherited forms have been reported. Steatocystoma multiplex suppurativa (SMS) is a much rarer inflammatory variant of SM, associated with severe inflammatory lesions resembling those of hidradenitis suppurativa. We describe herein a 28-year-old male with SMS who presented with extensive giant cysts on his neck, face, and scalp.

Keywords: Adnexa; Hidradenitis suppurativa; Pilosebaceous duct; Steatocystoma multiplex; Tumor.

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