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Steatocystoma multiplex with hair shaft abnormalities
Author(s) -
Pietrzak Aldona,
Bartosinska Joanna,
Filip Agata A.,
Rakowska Adriana,
Adamczyk Michal,
Szumilo Justyna,
Kanitakis Jean
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/1346-8138.12837
Subject(s) - scalp , hair disease , vellus hair , hair shaft , pathology , alopecia areata , medicine , histopathological examination , anatomy , nail (fastener) , dermatology , hair follicle , materials science , metallurgy , endocrinology
Steatocystoma multiplex ( SM ) is an unusual benign disorder of the pilosebaceous duct characterized by multiple cysts with little or no nail and hair involvement. We report a 30‐year‐old woman with multiple cystic nodules located on the neck, axillae and forearms as well as patchy scalp alopecia. Histopathological examination of the lesions was diagnostic of SM . Trichoscopy revealed pili torti and pili canaliculi. This patient represents an unusual clinical presentation of SM because of the presence of hair abnormalities.