Nevus sebaceus

Classification according to ICD-10
D23.9	Other benign neoplasms of the skin
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

Nevus sebaceus on the scalp.

A nevus sebaceus , also called sebaceous nevus or nevus sebaceus Jadassohn , is a skin change that usually occurs on the face or on the hairy scalp.

A combination with a nevus spilus is found in phakomatosis pigmentokeratotica .

Epidemiology

It is a moderately common disease. It is usually congenital and can regress during puberty, but sometimes occurs in the second or third decade of life. Sebaceous nevi also occur in Schimmelpenning-Feuerstein-Mims syndrome .

clinic

A nevus sebaceus is typically yellowish to reddish in color and has a smooth or finely furrowed, papillomatous surface. Most of the time, the hair in this area is completely absent. There is an association with aplasia cutis congenita .

forecast

In rare cases, a sebaceous nevus can develop into a basalioma or other malignant tumor .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Pschyrembel Medical Dictionary. 257th edition. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1993, ISBN 3-933203-04-X , p. 1032.
2. ↑ Description on DermIS.net. Retrieved September 17, 2010 . 

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