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Case Reports
. 1990;70(4):344-5.

Preputial ectopic sebaceous glands mimicking molluscum contagiosum

R Piccinno  1 , C F Carrel, S Menni, W Brancaleon
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  • PMID: 1977263
Case Reports

Preputial ectopic sebaceous glands mimicking molluscum contagiosum

R Piccinno et al. Acta Derm Venereol. 1990.

Abstract

The authors describe a 12-year-old boy with a peculiar presentation of preputial papular lesions similar to molluscum contagiosum. Histopathologic investigation revealed the presence of a sebaceous gland opening directly onto the surface and hyperplasia of the epithelium.

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