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SAN FRANCISCO DERMATOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

SAN FRANCISCO DERMATOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Steatocystoma Multiplex. Presented by Dr. S. C. Way. J. H., aged 24, complains of innumerable nodules within the skin, which vary in size from that of a pinhead to that of a hazelnut and which occur chiefly on the chest, abdomen and buttocks and, to a lesser extent, on the arms and forehead.The nodules were noticed first three and one-half years ago; since then they have been increasing in number and size. No discomfort is felt except when infection occurs. The skin over the nodules appears to be normal. When a nodule is incised, a yellowish, thick, slightly transparent material can be expressed. DISCUSSION Dr. J. M. Graves: I should like to ask Dr. Way to say something about the treatment of the condition.Dr. S. C. Way: The only treatment that I know of is to incise each cyst and express the contents. Roentgen therapy may, of course, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology American Medical Association

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1934 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0096-6029
DOI
10.1001/archderm.1934.01460090106013
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Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Steatocystoma Multiplex. Presented by Dr. S. C. Way. J. H., aged 24, complains of innumerable nodules within the skin, which vary in size from that of a pinhead to that of a hazelnut and which occur chiefly on the chest, abdomen and buttocks and, to a lesser extent, on the arms and forehead.The nodules were noticed first three and one-half years ago; since then they have been increasing in number and size. No discomfort is felt except when infection occurs. The skin over the nodules appears to be normal. When a nodule is incised, a yellowish, thick, slightly transparent material can be expressed. DISCUSSION Dr. J. M. Graves: I should like to ask Dr. Way to say something about the treatment of the condition.Dr. S. C. Way: The only treatment that I know of is to incise each cyst and express the contents. Roentgen therapy may, of course,

Journal

Archives of Dermatology and SyphilologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: Mar 1, 1934

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