title: A case series of 11 patients with hormone-responsive sebaceous adenitis of the labia minora.
abstract: Sebaceous adenitis, an idiopathic inflammation of the sebaceous gland, is a condition that is well described in animals but has been reported only thrice previously in humans. We present a series of 11 cases of sebaceous adenitis that presented as tender nodular lesions clinically similar to hidradenitis suppurativa, but was confined to the labia minora. All cases responded to tetracyclines and anti-androgen therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales.
authors.forename: Shreya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dixit
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olsson
authors.forename: Gayle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017373:Cyproterone Acetate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012625:Sebaceous Gland Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013148:Spironolactone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D013754:Tetracyclines; D013148:Spironolactone; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D017373:Cyproterone Acetate; C032640:Cyproterone acetate, ethinyl estradiol drug combination
keywords: anti-androgen; labia minora; sebaceous adenitis; tetracycline