Five generations with steatocystoma multiplex congenita: a treatment regimen

Plast Reconstr Surg. 1997 Apr;99(4):1142-6. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199704000-00036.

Abstract

We present our treatment regimen of modified excisions for cysts of steatocystoma multiplex congenita in seven members of a family afflicted with this disease spread over five generations. The family's disease is restricted to the head and neck region. A review of the literature of this rare disease is included, and our method of treatment is described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cysts / genetics*
  • Cysts / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pedigree
  • Skin Diseases / genetics*
  • Skin Diseases / surgery*