Wang Qian, Liu Jing-Mu, Zhang Yi-Zhi
Department of Dermatovenereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2011 Mar-Apr;28(2):198-200. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01233.x. Epub 2011 Mar 3.
Sebaceous hyperplasia is a common, benign condition of the sebaceous glands in adults of middle age or older, occurring primarily on the face and neck. In adolescent or young adult patients, it is a rare entity called premature sebaceous hyperplasia (PSH). Previous reports indicate that the onset of PSH occurs during or shortly after puberty, with an average age-at-onset of 19 years. Here we present an extremely rare prepubescent case of PSH that developed on the right side of a boy's neck when he was 8 years old.