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Brooke–Spiegler syndrome complicated by unilateral hearing loss
Author(s) -
Parren Lizelotte J. M. T.,
Bauer Boris,
Hamm Henning,
Frank Jorge
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03963.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cylindroma , hearing loss , meatus , disfigurement , complication , auricle , dermatology , pathology , surgery , audiology
Brooke–Spiegler syndrome is an autosomal dominant tumor predisposition disorder. The disease is characterized by the occurrence of multiple skin appendage tumors, including cylindroma, trichoepithelioma, and spiradenoma. In some patients, tumors cover the entire head circumference, thereby causing disfigurement and other complications. Here, we report on a man with multiple cylindroma that were distributed in a turban tumor‐like fashion. One of these neoplasms arose in the meatus externus of the right ear leading to unilateral hearing loss, a complication that has been documented only on few occasions in this disease.