Congenital vulval syringoma: An uncommon entity
Journal Title: IP Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Syringoma is a common benign appendageal neoplasm of eccrine acrosyringium. Females are twice more commonly affected. Age at onset is usually during adolescence.1 However further lesions can develop later in the life, may be in the 5th or 6th decade. Clinically, syringoma presents as skin to yellowish or mauve coloured round or flat topped angulated dermal papules size ranging from 1 to 5 mm, with bilateral symmetrical distribution.2 Most frequent site of involvement is around the eyelids. Other common sites are other parts of the face, chest, neck with predilection to upper half of the body.3,4 Vulval syringoma is very rare with less than fifty cases published in indexed journals till date.
Authors and Affiliations
Sarkar Somenath, Tanusree Sarkar, Aparesh Chandra Patra, Kapildeb Das
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