Is "premature sebaceous hyperplasia" really a sebaceous hamartoma? Report of a case with neonatal onset

Pediatr Dermatol. 2011 Nov-Dec;28(6):732-733. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01484.x. Epub 2011 Oct 20.

Abstract

Sebaceous hyperplasia is a common benign proliferation of the sebaceous gland. It commonly presents in middle-aged people as soft, yellow papules with central umbilication on the face, particularly on the forehead. We report a newborn with striking unilateral sebaceous hyperplasia and suggest that this may represent a unique sebaceous hamartoma rather than "premature sebaceous hyperplasia."

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Age of Onset
  • Biopsy
  • Facial Dermatoses / diagnosis*
  • Facial Dermatoses / pathology
  • Hamartoma / diagnosis*
  • Hamartoma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia / diagnosis*
  • Hyperplasia / pathology
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Sebaceous Glands / pathology

Supplementary concepts

  • Sebaceous gland hyperplasia, familial presenile