Nevus sebaceus

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Nevus sebaceus

DDx Ref       115126134

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Nevus sebaceus in a 30-year-old man. The plaque has developed in to a large verrucous yellow-pink nodule with a decrease in terminal scalp hair.

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This 12-year-old boy has reached puberty, and the lesion has become thicker. This change at puberty is expected and represents, in part, sebaceous gland and epithelial hyperplasia.

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Nevus sebaceus occurs most often on the scalp, although lesions are also found on the face, neck, and trunk.