Open AccessSteatocystoma Multiplex Suppurativa: A Case with Unusual Giant Cysts over the Scalp and Neck
Author(s) -
Lama Alotaibi,
Mohammed Alsaif,
Ahmed Alhumidi,
Mohammed G. Turkmani,
Fahad Alsaif
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
case reports in dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.338
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1662-6567
DOI - 10.1159/000498882
Subject(s) - hidradenitis suppurativa , medicine , scalp , dermatology , multiplex , pathology , biology , bioinformatics , disease
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.