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Jeffrey S. Dover, MD, FRCP(C); Mary Lou Ashur, MD; Theodore H. Kwan, MD
Departments of Dermatology and Pathology Harvard Medical School Boston, MA 02215

Arch Dermatol. 1988;124(4):489-490.

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To the Editor.—

Sebaceous adenomas are uncommon, benign tumors of sebaceous glands.¹ They may be single or multiple, and are usually slow-growing, asymptomatic tumors that appear most commonly on the head, neck, and trunk as discrete, smooth, yellow or flesh-colored papules of less than 1 cm in diameter.² Solitary or multiple sebaceous adenomas may be associated with visceral carcinomas in the Muir-Torre syndrome.^1,2 We describe a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) with an unusual presentation of a solitary sebaceous adenoma, without evidence of visceral neoplasia. This association has not been made previously.

Report of a Case.—

A 39-year-old homosexual man with AIDS, based on a two-year history of Kaposi's sarcoma without opportunistic infection, presented to the dermatology clinic with a three-month history of a rapidly growing nodule on his right nostril. On examination, there was a friable hemorrhagic nodule, 7 mm in diameter. The rest of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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