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Areolar sebaceous hyperplasia in a male – a different morphology
Author(s) -
Bajaj Vrinda,
Barrett Paul,
Sripathy Therese,
Carr Mary
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2006.00615.x
Subject(s) - hyperplasia , pathology , medicine , sebaceous gland , dermatology
Sebaceous hyperplasia commonly occurs on the face and occasionally on the neck, mainly in elderly individuals. Areolar involvement is a rare distinctive entity with an increasing number of male cases being reported. This is also the first reported case of unilateral sebaceous hyperplasia occurring in a male, as plaque morphology.