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Case Reports
. 2011 Sep 26:2011:bcr0420114165.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.04.2011.4165.

Steatocystoma multiplex

Manoranjan Varshney  1 , Mehar Aziz, Veena Maheshwari, Kiran Alam, Anshu Jain, Sayeedul Hasan Arif, Kavita Gaur
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Case Reports

Steatocystoma multiplex

Manoranjan Varshney et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

A 40-year-old man presented with multiple papules on his head and neck. The lesions had been present for about 15 years. The patient was treated for acne for 6 months, but no improvement was noted. A biopsy was performed and microscopic findings were consistent with steatocystoma multiplex.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Section showing the cyst lining of stratified squamous epithelium and the sebaceous gland lobule within the cyst lining (haematoxylin and eosin stain, magnification ×500).
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