Korean J Dermatol.
2009 Feb;47(2):217-219.
A Case of Generalized Eruptive Syringoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. gylee0716@hanmail.net
Abstract
- Syringoma is a common, benign, adnexal tumor of eccrine origin. Generalized eruptive syringoma, however, is a rare variant of syringoma which presents as a widespread papular eruption. It occurs in large numbers on the anterior parts of the neck, chest, abdomen, axillae, periumbilical region, or sometimes proximally on the extremities. It is as frequent in prepubertal as in postpubertal age. A 20-year-old woman presented with multiple asymptomatic papules on the face, neck, abdomen, back, upper and lower extremities. Family history showed that her mother had similar lesions on the abdomen. Histologically, numerous ducts are embedded in a fibrous stroma and their walls are lined by two rows of epithelial cells. We report a case of generalized eruptive syringoma.
