title: Relationship between steatocystoma multiplex and eruptive vellus hair cysts.
abstract: Steatocystoma multiplex (SM) and eruptive vellus hair cysts (EVHC) share a clinical resemblance, but have distinctive histologic features. We describe a patient who had both SM and EVHC lesions and discuss the relationship between the two diseases. We believe that SM and EVHC are within the spectrum of the same disease process and could both be termed multiple pilosebaceous cysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Yamanashi Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohtake
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamaki
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009626:Terminology as Topic