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Sebaceous Adenoma in a Patient With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Sebaceous Adenoma in a Patient With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Abstract To the Editor.— Sebaceous adenomas are uncommon, benign tumors of sebaceous glands.1 They may be single or multiple, and are usually slow-growing, asymptomatic tumors that appear most commonly on the head, neck, and trunk as discrete, smooth, yellow or flesh-colored papules of less than 1 cm in diameter.2 Solitary or multiple sebaceous adenomas may be associated with visceral carcinomas in the Muir-Torre syndrome.1,2 We describe a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) with an unusual presentation of a solitary sebaceous adenoma, without evidence of visceral neoplasia. This association has not been made previously. Report of a Case.— A 39-year-old homosexual man with AIDS, based on a two-year history of Kaposi's sarcoma without opportunistic infection, presented to the dermatology clinic with a three-month history of a rapidly growing nodule on his right nostril. On examination, there was a friable hemorrhagic nodule, 7 mm in diameter. The rest of References 1. Lever WF, Schaumburg-Lever G: Tumors of the epidermal appendages , in Histopathology of the Skin , ed 6. Philadelphia, JB Lippincott, 1983, pp 539-540. 2. Finan MC, Connoly SM: Sebaceous gland tumors and systemic disease: A clinicopathologic analysis . Medicine 1984;63:232-242.Crossref 3. Lynch HT, Lynch PM, Pester J, et al: The cancer family syndrome: Rare cutaneous phenotypic linkage of Torre's syndrome . Arch Intern Med 1981;141:607-611.Crossref 4. Stone MS, Duncan C, McGavran MH: Torre's syndrome: Exacerbation of cutaneous manifestations with immunosuppression . J Am Acad Dermatol 1986;15:1101-1103.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Dermatology American Medical Association

Sebaceous Adenoma in a Patient With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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American Medical Association
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10.1001/archderm.1988.01670040009005
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Abstract To the Editor.— Sebaceous adenomas are uncommon, benign tumors of sebaceous glands.1 They may be single or multiple, and are usually slow-growing, asymptomatic tumors that appear most commonly on the head, neck, and trunk as discrete, smooth, yellow or flesh-colored papules of less than 1 cm in diameter.2 Solitary or multiple sebaceous adenomas may be associated with visceral carcinomas in the Muir-Torre syndrome.1,2 We describe a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) with an unusual presentation of a solitary sebaceous adenoma, without evidence of visceral neoplasia. This association has not been made previously. Report of a Case.— A 39-year-old homosexual man with AIDS, based on a two-year history of Kaposi's sarcoma without opportunistic infection, presented to the dermatology clinic with a three-month history of a rapidly growing nodule on his right nostril. On examination, there was a friable hemorrhagic nodule, 7 mm in diameter. The rest of References 1. Lever WF, Schaumburg-Lever G: Tumors of the epidermal appendages , in Histopathology of the Skin , ed 6. Philadelphia, JB Lippincott, 1983, pp 539-540. 2. Finan MC, Connoly SM: Sebaceous gland tumors and systemic disease: A clinicopathologic analysis . Medicine 1984;63:232-242.Crossref 3. Lynch HT, Lynch PM, Pester J, et al: The cancer family syndrome: Rare cutaneous phenotypic linkage of Torre's syndrome . Arch Intern Med 1981;141:607-611.Crossref 4. Stone MS, Duncan C, McGavran MH: Torre's syndrome: Exacerbation of cutaneous manifestations with immunosuppression . J Am Acad Dermatol 1986;15:1101-1103.Crossref

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Archives of Dermatology – American Medical Association

Published: Apr 1, 1988

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