title: Familial nevoid sebaceous gland hyperplasia affecting three generations of a family.
abstract: Familial sebaceous gland hyperplasia is a benign entity with onset at puberty and a tendency to worsen with age. It is characterized by a nevoid symmetric pattern in the sebaceous areas of the face sparing the orbital, perinasal, preauricular and perioral areas showing prominent follicular openings and interfollicular dermal yellowish or white prominent skin. Usually, the face is affected, with the neck, column and thorax affected in a milder pattern. We describe a family with familial nevoid sebaceous gland hyperplasia in three consecutive generations. All the patients were successfully treated with oral isotretinoin. The pedigree suggests autosomal dominant inheritance with incomplete penetrance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Leipzigerstrasse 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany. Elke.Weisshaar@medizin.uni-magdeburg.de
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Weisshaar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schramm
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gollnick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D015474:Isotretinoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D012625:Sebaceous Gland Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D015474:Isotretinoin