"Steatocystoma Multiplex" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A disorder characterized by multiple, wide spread cutaneous cysts that often become inflamed and rupture. It is caused by the same mutations in the gene coding for KRT-17 that are causative mutations for Pachyonychia congenita, Type 2. Natal teeth involvement is sometimes associated with steatocystoma multiplex.
| Descriptor ID |
D062685
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C16.131.831.350.856.500 C16.320.850.250.856.500 C17.800.529.594.500 C17.800.804.350.856.500 C17.800.827.250.856.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Steatocystoma Multiplex- Steatocystoma Multiplex
- Steatocystoma Multiplices
- Multiple Sebaceous Cysts
- Cyst, Multiple Sebaceous
- Cysts, Multiple Sebaceous
- Multiple Sebaceous Cyst
- Sebaceous Cyst, Multiple
- Multiplex Steatocystoma
- Multiplex Steatocystomas
- Steatocystoma, Multiplex
- Steatocystomas, Multiplex
- Sebaceous Cysts, Multiple
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Steatocystoma multiplex: keratin 17 - the key player? Br J Dermatol. 2012 Dec; 167(6):1395-7.
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